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The Window Chapters 1 and 2

• Mr. Ramsay believes his children should realize life is difficult.

• Mrs. Ramsay knits stockings to give to the Lighthouse keeper's ailing son.

• Mr. Tansley, the atheist, agrees that the weather will not be nice enough for the trip.

• The Ramsay children say that Tansley is a disagreeable person.

The Window Chapters 3 and 4

• Mrs. Ramsay tries to lift James' spirits by telling him it might be a nice day when he awakens in the morning, and they will be able to go to the Lighthouse.

• Mr. Ramsay recites poetry in a boisterous voice on the terrace.

• Mrs. Ramsay and James pose for a portrait Lily Briscoe is painting.

• Lily Briscoe does not want anyone looking at the picture she is painting, with the exception of William Bankes.

• Mr. Ramsay is embarrassed that Lily Briscoe and William Bankes see him reciting poetry. They decide to take...

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