The Young Crawley Ladies

We've seen the permafrost between Edith and Mary slowly thaw, and I suspect that they will only get closer as Mary is just a breath away from piecing together Edith's secret. But what started this war? Though there were mincing comments about Edith's futile love life and the moment where that secret about Mary's deadly womanhood and Pamuk was leaked to the ambassador, I can only imagine that this conflict started long ago when they were tiny lady youngsters. In fact, here's a screencap of the little Crawley minions so many years ago, Mary still bossing everyone around, Edith and her pitiful comebacks, and Sybil staying out of it.

And sadly, some things never change. Edith's chances of getting adopted and married were one in the same...