People ask complainingly what swells have done, or do, for society that
they should be able to live without working. The good swell is the
creature towards which all nature has been groaning and travailing
together until now. He is an ideal. He shows what may be done in the
way of good breeding, health, looks, temper and fortune. He realises
men’s dreams of themselves, at any rate vicariously. He preaches the
gospel of grace. The world is like a spoilt child, it has this good
thing given it at great expense and then says it is useless!