Possibly the point here is not the sheer quantity but the inner attitude of the Pilgrim: the starets wishes to test his obedience and readiness to fulfil an appointed task without deviation.
许关键不在于确定的数目,而于朝圣者内心的
——
老希望以此试验他的服从,看他是否能毫无偏差地完成
老所要他做的。