With that minor addition, Conseil replied, these fowl would make perfect lamps! After this, we should insist that nature equip them with wicks in advance!

差一点儿，康塞尔回答，它们就完全是一盏灯了这样看来，我们只有再要求大自然预先在它们身上准备一个灯芯好了！

Although minor additions were made from time to time, the greater portion of the New England people sprang from this original stock.

尽管时不时会有一些小的补充，但新英格兰人的绝大部分都来自这个原始种群。