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 uses words like "Peace has forever departed", "wish I could", "vanity of glory", "insanity of life" which convey a sense of dissatisfaction and longing. The second passage uses words like "enjoy the role", "recalls the fairy tales of my youth", "yearned to be precisely what I am now" which show contentment.

Answer:

The second passage (from Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, The Diary of a Goose Girl) has a more contented tone.