She is extremely finicky about having her work viewed by anyone but William Bankes, who approaches her. Out on the lawn, Lily Briscoe stands alert by her painting, keeping 'a feeler on her surroundings' to prevent people from looking at it.

She then looks out the window and notices Lily Briscoe on the lawn, remembering that Lily is painting her portrait and that she is supposed to keep her head steady. Ramsay comes across a picture of a pocket-knife for James to cut. She also muses, however, that the sound of the waves represents destruction and ephemerality. She compares their voices to the sound of the waves beating against the shore-guarding, supportive, and constant. She hears the sound of men talking in the background, and their voices soothe her. Ramsay looks through a magazine to find a picture of a rake or a mowing-machine for him to cut out as an engaging challenge. Ramsay is angry that he is continuing to disappoint their son. Ramsay again tells James that a trip to the Lighthouse will not be possible. He feels proud to accompany her back to the house, holding her bag.īack at home, Mr. Charles Tansley waits for her there, and as she silently comes down the stairs, he finds her exceptionally beautiful. Ramsay stops in to run an errand at a house in town. They walk out onto the quay and gaze at the Lighthouse before Mrs. Ramsay and Charles Tansley enjoy each other's company on the walk, although Mrs. She has errands to run in town and invites Charles Tansley to join her. Ramsay considers them too critical, noting that they focus too much on the differences between people.

Ramsay reflects on the fact that neither she nor her children find him agreeable he is odious and self-centered.Īfter dinner, the eight Ramsay children go to their rooms. Ramsay about the unlikelihood of going to the Lighthouse the next day, and Mrs. Ramsay knits a stocking for the Lighthouse keeper's little boy, who has a tuberculous hip. Ramsay asserts that the weather will not be fine, which provokes James to want to impale and kill his father. As James entertains himself by cutting out pictures, Mr. Ramsay assuring her son James that the weather will be nice enough tomorrow for a trip to the Lighthouse.

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