Select the passage that has a more praising tone.

Charlotte and Noah burst into a hearty laugh; after that, they both looked scornfully at poor Oliver Twist. He sat shivering on the box in the coldest corner of the room and ate the stale pieces of bread which had been kept specially for him.

Their children had more modern minds and good manners. Their faces were rather pretty, their spirits extremely good, their manner unembarrassed and pleasant. They were well loved at home, and favourites everywhere they went. Anne always thought of them as some of the happiest creatures she knew.

Select the passage that has a more adoring tone.

The entrance door opened into an enormous hall, which was so dimly lit that the faces in the portraits on the walls made Mary not want to look at them. As she stood on the stone floor, she felt as small and lost and odd as she looked.

At this moment a large, comfortable white house, which had been previously hidden by large trees, came into view. Timothy drew nearer to the spotless picket fence and gazed upon the beauties of the side yard and the front garden. He gazed and gazed, and fell desperately in love at first sight.

Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden and Kate Douglas Wiggin, Timothy’s Quest