Mr. Hampton says “seems like everybody’s got authority anymore but me”
Step-by-step explanation:
The quote comes at a point in the book that is rather comedic in its disposition but also fits the characters and the absurdity of the situation they find themselves in very familiar.
The counting of the bones is where the line is spoken and is a rather dejected statement of a person acknowledged their own lack of power in the space they are inhabiting with others.
The worry is also the power that the others are able to hold but not them.