They get the property whether they marry or not, while the original beneficiaries have to marry each other or get off the island at the end of the year.

Most of the islanders have got three or four wives already.

I daresay the legators took that into consideration when they devised the will.

Von Blitz, the German, has three and is talking of another." "You mean to say that they can have as many wives as they choose ?" demanded Saunders, wrinkling his brow.
"Yes, just so long as they don't choose anybody else's." Saunders was buried in thought for a long time, then he exclaimed, unconsciously aloud: "My word!" "Eh ?" queried Bowles, arousing himself.
"I didn't say anything," retorted Saunders, looking up into the tree tops.
In the course of an hour--a soft, sleepy hour, too, despite the wondrous novelty of the scene and the situation--the travellers came into view of the now famous chateau.
Standing out against the sky, fully a mile ahead, was the home to which they were coming.

The chateau, beautiful as a picture, lifted itself like a dream castle above all that was earthly and sordid; it smiled down from its lofty terrace and glistened in the sunset glow, like the jewel that had been its godmother.