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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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At the point where those are the two hypothesises being considered there may be larger problems.
I think you've got problems at the point where you're using that language to write your hypotheses.
In the Time Machine, it's the other way round.