[The old woman smiles gently. Oh, they needn't trouble themselves, really. It's kind enough for them to worry this much--]

Hey, can you tell me more about that guy?

[His voice remains calm, but determined.]

If we know more about him, it might not be too late. Guys like that... [are probably shady, and their group isn't exactly ordinary either] well, we might be able to dissuade him from buying the island if we know more about him. If he's greedy, maybe we can come up with a better offer for him to take instead.