O well anyway I'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and Sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. The narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

The correct answer is B.

The tone of this excerpt is optimistic. The speaker is expressing his hope that things will be better in the future: that maybe, someday he will like where he is and that Sherman will like him back. He sounds positive and cheerful about what the future holds.

This is an excerpt from The Railroad Earth. The narrator of this excerpt can best be described as optimistic. The narrator always thinks on the brighter side of things and situations he/she may be in. The words eventually and someday also signify a positive outlook for something.