To the Lighthouse Part 3, Chapter 12 Summary

Mr. Ramsay is almost finished with his book. He is reading quickly, as if eager to finish.
They’re almost at the Lighthouse.
James looks at the Lighthouse. Cam looks at the sea.
Mr. Ramsay closes his book and tells his children that it’s time for lunch.
Macalister praises James’s steering.
Mr. Ramsay hands out sandwiches.
Cam feels good. She feels safe now that her father is keeping an eye on her.
Macalister and Mr. Ramsay compare stories, since they are 75 and 71 years old, respectively.
Macalister’s boy points out where three men drowned.
Cam and James are afraid for a moment that Mr. Ramsay will burst out with lines from a poem.
Mr. Ramsay praises James’s sailing, and Cam mentally congratulates James, because she knows this is what he’s been waiting for.
James holds himself aloof. He doesn’t want anyone to know he’s pleased.
Two men stand waiting at the Lighthouse for them. Mr. Ramsay takes out the parcel Nancy prepared.
Mr. Ramsay tells his children to bring the parcels for the Lighthouse men and then springs up onto the rock like a young man.