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`` And yet you may be wrong in thinking me involved in any way . Indeed , I 'm sure you must be wrong . I ca n't believe that he could wish me actual harm . '' `` Miss Blessington , '' said P. Sybarite solemnly , `` when you ran off in that taxi at midnight , I had five dollars in all the world . This minute , as I stand , I 'm worth twenty-five thousand -- more money than I ever hoped to see in this life . It means a lot to me -- a start toward independence -- but I 'd give every cent of it for some reliable assurance that Brian Shaynon and his son mean you no harm . '' Surprised and impressed by his unwonted seriousness , the girl instinctively shrank back against the balustrade .