how would you describe the atmospher at the opening of this chapter> page 99-107 why do you think stein beack being the chaper with this mood?

The mood is quiet and peaceful.

The deep green pool of the Salinas River was still in the late afternoon. Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun. But by the pool among the mottled sycamores, a pleasant shade had fallen.