Like the eider duck, she has made a warm overcoat for her eggs out of her own soft down.

像绒鸭一样，她用自己的软毛为卵做了一件暖和的大衣。

But the mystery was explained when M. Fridrikssen informed me that this tranquil personage was only a hunter of the eider duck, whose under plumage constitutes the chief wealth of the island.

但当弗里德里克森先生告诉我， 这个安静的人物只是绒鸭的猎人时， 这个谜团就得到了解释，绒鸭的羽毛是岛上的主要财富。

Now, as the eider duck does not select steep cliffs for her nest, but rather the smooth terraced rocks which slope to the sea, the Icelandic hunter might exercise his calling without any inconvenient exertion.

现在，由于绒鸭不再选择陡峭的悬崖作为巢穴，而是选择通向大海的光滑梯田岩石，冰岛猎人可以毫不费力地履行自己的使命。