select the passage that has a more agitated tone.\n\ni told the doctor that i had a peculiar feeling in my…

select the passage that has a more agitated tone.\n\ni told the doctor that i had a peculiar feeling in my chest. in five minutes he was pounding my midriff in. and the questions that man asked! he began with my grandparents, roamed through my childhood and youth, dissected my teenage years, and finally came down to coffee and what i ate for breakfast.\n\nthe doctor was sitting in an easy chair and swinging his hat, which he held in both hands, and he was thinking. except for him, there was not a soul in the room. the sun had set, and the shades of evening began settling in the corners under the furniture.\n\nadapted from lloyd osbourne, \jones\ and anton chekhov, \the doctor\

select the passage that has a more agitated tone.\n\ni told the doctor that i had a peculiar feeling in my chest. in five minutes he was pounding my midriff in. and the questions that man asked! he began with my grandparents, roamed through my childhood and youth, dissected my teenage years, and finally came down to coffee and what i ate for breakfast.\n\nthe doctor was sitting in an easy chair and swinging his hat, which he held in both hands, and he was thinking. except for him, there was not a soul in the room. the sun had set, and the shades of evening began settling in the corners under the furniture.\n\nadapted from lloyd osbourne, \jones\ and anton chekhov, \the doctor\

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Brief Explanations:

To determine the more agitated tone, we analyze the language and content of each passage. The first passage uses words like "pounding," "roamed through," "dissected," and has a narrative that conveys a sense of frustration or agitation about the doctor's actions (pounding the midriff, asking extensive questions). The second passage describes a calm, still scene with the doctor thinking, an empty room, and evening settling, which is peaceful. So the first passage has a more agitated tone.

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The first passage (the one starting with "I told the doctor that I had a peculiar feeling in my chest...")