The Dowager is about to take on the challenge of a lifetime when Prince Kuragin tells her how he truly feels about her.

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On Wednesday, a sneak peek of this Sunday's episode was released when the Dowager is confused and baffled by the prince telling her that they might miss out on their last chance together. She might feel like it's been over between them for a while, but he doesn't accept that.

There's the matter of the fact that there's a princess who's nowhere to be found at the moment and Kuragin doesn't seem too hopeful that that will turn out the way he expected. And considering that it's been a long time since they've been together, it's making him see things differently.

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The prince sees his life with Violet and that's all that matters. It's not like he has a lot of time left to live so it's important that he makes the most of it while he can. And by doing so, he needs the Dowager.

But the mysterious question though is how does Violet feel about him? Can she give him the answer that he wants to hear? She didn't say no, but she didn't say yes either.

Odds are she's going to need to take time to think about what she wants- but she can't take too long because like Kuragin said- they're not going to live forever.

Watch the scene here.

Downton Abbey airs on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.

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