[He gives him a polite nod. Profit, gain, greed, whatever you'd call it, is one of the oldest and most universal motivations known to man...why is he even surprised at this point?]

I see. Thank you, you've been most informative. A faint insight as to their motivations is as good as any...even if it is one mankind knows all too well, for better or for worse.

[He's such an old man.]