After the wedding party had returned home, the Vivian family met to talk
over the gift that Prince Charley had made Lady Vivian of the mortgage
of Geron’s property. The mother did not feel justified in giving it to
Geron, as had been the idea at first. He had risked losing it once and
now she thought it her duty to come to an understanding with him. If he
would deed the property to her, she would secure for him shares that
would keep him during his life, by turning the property over to the
society. He could then help his boys to secure their necessary shares as
they grew to manhood, besides giving them the advantages of the society.
This he was willing to do, so the affair was settled.