"Exactly, pretty boy. It's easier t'run things from behind the scenes then to be the one hooting 'n hollering out in front all the time." It showed what Cooper thought of their current leader. Only alcohol could have made him make such blunt statements. Normally, he was smart enough not to say a word regarding what he thought of their oh so illustrious leader.

"I figure, might as well hold onto this power while I got it." The wind could change at any moment and then he might be left on the bottom of the heap, if not forced to leave London altogether, depending on how bad things got.