"Tell me the details later. Now—how much do you reckon something like that would actually, um," lowering his voice, "cost?"
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"lowering his voice"
So the only part of this entire conversation that Scarsdale Vibe believes might constitute an indiscretion in polite conversation is the cost of it all? Or maybe he's just lowering his voice because he knows if the Professor estimates an exorbitant sum, Scarsdale's next words will be, "I guess I'll just have Tesla killed for twenty quid."
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