he heard at once , through the servant , of his neighbor 's good luck in losing the lump on his face , so he called that very evening and asked his friend to tell him everything that concerned the loss of it . the good old man told his disagreeable neighbor all that had happened to him . he described the place where he would find the hollow tree in which to hide , and advised him to be on the spot in the late afternoon towards the time of sunset .
why did the disagreeable neighbor ask the good old man about the loss of his wen ?
he also wants to remove his wen .
he wanted to know how the old man removed it .