“And the Man Penal Colony?” “Nothing. He won’t waste men and resources on pacifying the island. Why should he? Setting up the Penal Colony is probably the most popular thing he’s ever done.” “And the treatment of the Sojourners? Giving them full civil rights, a decent life here, the chance to stay?” “That seems very unimportant to him compared to what is important: the good order of Britain, ensuring that the race dies with some dignity.” She said: “Dignity? How can there be dignity if we care so little for the dignity of others?”
