She sat quite silent in this position for a quarter of an hour, every now and then raising her glass to her lips.

Dorothy sat silent also.

To her, in the newness of her condition, speech was impossible.
"I think it will do," said Miss Stanbury at last.
As Dorothy had no idea what would do, she could make no reply to this.
"I'm sure it will do," said Miss Stanbury, after another short interval.

"You're as like my poor sister as two eggs.

You don't have headaches, do you ?" Dorothy said that she was not ordinarily affected in that way.
"When girls have headaches it comes from tight-lacing, and not walking enough, and carrying all manner of nasty smells about with them.