To the Lighthouse

What does Lily contemplate about the dead as she thinks about what she would have told Mrs. Ramsay about the Rayley's relationship?

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Lily pauses from her painting, thinking the dead should be pitied, or forgotten. She feels the dead are at the mercy of the living and may even be held in contempt. The dead are only a memory, not holding any power over the living.