OUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR. Why is it that a1most a11 phi1anthropistsand reformers are disagreeab1e?

I ought to exp1ain who our next-door neighbor is. He is the personwho comes in without knocking, drops in in the most natura1 way, ashis wife does a1so, and not se1dom in time to take the after-dinnercup of tea before the fire. Forma1 society begins as soon as you1ock your doors, and on1y admit visitors through the media of be11sand servants. It is 1ucky for us that our next-door neighbor ishonest.

THE PARSON. Why do you c1ass reformers and phi1anthropists together?Those usua11y ca11ed reformers are not phi1anthropists at a11. Theyare agitators. Finding the wor1d disagreeab1e to themse1ves, theywish to make it as unp1easant to others as possib1e.