And in that case, too, she would probably not want to talk if she drove home from the cemetery with his brother: nor would she want the brother to talk.

Silence is usually either stupid or timid.

But for a man who stammers if he tries to talk fast, and drawls so slowly, when he doesn't stammer, that nobody has time to listen to him, silence is advisable.

Nevertheless, too much silence is open to suspicion.

It may be reticence, or it may be a vacuum.
It may be dignity, or it may be false teeth.
Sometimes an imperceptible odor will become perceptible in a small inclosure, such as a closed carriage.