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Quotation from The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

“Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds.”

Stephen Crane (spoken by Narrator)

The Red Badge of Courage, Chapter XXIV (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Stephen Crane

The novel's last sentence, which answers the red sun of Chapter IX and leaves open how far Henry's new peace can be trusted.

Citation: "Over the river a golden ray of sun came through the hosts of leaden rain clouds." — Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage, Chapter XXIV (Project Gutenberg text). (id the-red-badge-of-courage-q8)

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