Question

select the passage that has a more contented tone.
peace has forever departed from my stomach. i am an officer now; but how i wish i could snatch a bit of old - fashioned beef from the upper deck, as i used to when i was a common sailor. there are the fruits of promotion now; theres the vanity of glory: theres the insanity of life!
in calling myself a goose girl, i am using only the most modest of my titles; i am also a poultry - maid, a tender of rabbits, and a shepherdess. but i particularly enjoy the role of goose girl, because it recalls the fairy tales of my youth, when i always yearned to be precisely what i am now.
adapted from herman melville, moby dick and kate douglas smith wiggin, the diary of a goose girl

Explanation:

The first passage expresses dissatisfaction ("Peace has forever departed...", "insanity of life!"). The second passage shows contentment ("I particularly enjoy...", "when I always yearned to be precisely what I am now").

Answer:

The second passage (about the Goose Girl) has a more contented tone.