This episode was shown in November, so it was surprising to see Daphne dressed for Christmas - red dress, green waistband, green ribbons braided into her hair. I think that red and green didn't become the standard Christmas colors until long after 1840, but they certainly were by 1970. In any case, it was all much too dressy for a governess, but unlike Rachel Drummond, who also dressed above her station, Daphne makes it seem as though it's only right that she should dress as well as anybody else. She's always got an answer for everything, and I'm looking forward to seeing what she says to Quentin tomorrow.
When I decided the other day that Gerard had turned his manly charm on every female at Collinwood, I completely forgot about Edith, but of course he had smiled upon her as well. I'm glad for her sake that she wasn't left out, I guess, but I never find Edith terribly interesting. (And not, Magnus, because I think Terry Crawford is unconvincing as Edith. On the contrary, I found her unconvincing as Beth in 1897.) Has Edith anything but spite in her? I can't believe she ever had any use for Gabriel, so she must have married him for the life of luxury at Collinwood, so she shouldn't be complaining about it now. Have I said this before? Probably. It's all I have to say about 1840 Edith, except that I hate her dress.
