“There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch.”

— William Golding, book Lord of the Flies

Source: Lord of the Flies (1954), Ch. 12: The Cry of the Hunters
Context: What was the sensible thing to do?
There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch.

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