Sybil death

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Tw, this part contains death/childbirth and its contents spoilers and also this is gonna be very loooong story

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(In Sybil's room night)

DR CLARKSON
the pains have stopped nothing will happen yet

GABRIELLA
so this was just early labor pain nothing else?

DR CLARKSON
yes milady, her womb is getting ready for the birth

[in the hall where Matthew, Tom and Robert are as Dr Clarkson, Cora comes out talking and the Crawley sisters is behind]

DR CLARKSON
everything is fine
[tom relieved sigh]
ROBERT
You mean it was a false alarm?
DR CLARKSON
not exactly, these early Labor pains show that the womb is preparing itself for birth
CORA
I'm afraid Lord Grantham doesn't enjoy medical detail, the point is can we all go back to bed?
DR CLARKSON
you can and so can I
GABRIELLA
I see you out

Robert says to dr Clarkson sir Philip tap will be here tomorrow

Dr CLARKSON
of course, if you think it advisable
TOM
there really is nothing wrong?
DR CLARKSON
nothing at all, she's a healthy young woman going through a very normal and natural process
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[in Sybil's room day, Mary and Gabriella with sybil]
SYBIL
And I love Tom so very much
[door opens as Gabriella  and the nanny comes in]
MARY
I will let you rest, wanna come with me Gabriella
GABRIELLA
no, I want to spend time with Sybil, it feels like we won't have so much time left I don't know why but I have feeling about it
SYBIL
Come here darling
[gabriella comes and sits next to mary]
SYBIL
Why do you have this feeling gabby?
GABRIELLA
I had this dream about you dying few hours later after the baby. Sybil I don't want you to die
[sybil and mary gives concern looks to each other]

SYBIL
I won't die darling I promise
GABRIELLA
Don't promise anything you can't keep, let's just hope that this feeling I have is wrong
MARY
Darling don't you worry about it, everything is gonna be perfect, we should let Sybil rest
Sybil
I just wonder, is there anything that going on with the friend of yours gabby?
GABRIELLA
which friend?
SYBIL
Princess Eleanor?
(Gabriella laughs and then answer)
GABRIELLA
no it's not, me being with a girl? Never
[gabriella walks out from the room as mary chuckles softly as she walkes out to]
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[in dining room, evening]
VIOLET
the dear Duchess of truro is full of your praises sir Philip
SIR PHILIP
She has a quite a time when she first married but I said to her never fear duchess, I'll get a baby out of you one way or another
[robert chokes on the wine]
VIOLET
And so you did
SIR PHILIP
Three boy and as a result a secure dynasty I'm glad to say
[Gabriella gives mary who sits besides her a look that she didn't trust Philip]
ROBERT
but you see no complications here?
SIR PHILP
None at all, lady Sybil us a perfect model of health and beauty
CORA
we told our local doctor we'd send a message to him when it looks as if the baby's coming
MARY
dr Clarkson has known us all since we were girls, I'm talking about me, Edith and Sybil since Gabriella is 14 still
SIR PHILP
Yet what's needed here lady mary, is a knowledge of childbirth nothing more but if it soothes you then of course, he's most welcome
GABRIELLA
I don't agree with you on that sir [gabriella had those cold icy blue eyes so she looks at sir Philip with coldness in her eyes]
SIR PHILI
And what do you know about it lady Gabriella, it's all about knowledge of it
LADY GABRIELLA
When you are helping people or woman in labour is that you have to know the patients, how to treat them good, they aren't just some dolls
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[new day and in the dining room again]
GABRIELLA
oh is it fish on the menu today? [gabriella looks at violet]
Violet
Yes,chicken fish
Here we go "mary and Edith said at same time
GABRIELLA
chicken fillets covered in white sauce with mushrooms- to look like fish fillets and "cheesy fish"- cream cheese, cottage cheese and with Marie Rose sauce and lemon to salmon mousse
Edith
I knew you would say how to make it
Gabriella
Of course I watch Mrs patmore when she cockes, I wonder what Mrs patmore made for me [gabriella looks at Carson]
CARSON
Macaroni with meatballs my lady
CORA
splendid, your favourite [cora smiles]
SIR PHILIP
Why doesn't lady Gabriella eat same food as us?
ROBERT
because she allergic to mushrooms and deadly allergic to fish

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