Lucius cringes slightly at the mouth-wiping. He smirks at the money comment. "Enough for room and board? Interesting. Just where on the run were you able to make money?"
He glances at Severus again, then shakes his head. "But I won't have my brother-in-law in some second rate muggle boarding...please, at least take some time to consider the offer. It is not an imposistion." It will be much harder to keep tabs on him if he leaves.