I was interested in the context here. Chesterton was referencing Wells' original belief that the classes would differentiate until the upper class ate the lower class. Wells changed his mind to believe the classes would merge.
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Wells' original belief that the classes would differentiate until the upper class ate the lower class
In the Time Machine, it's the other way round.
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