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.

也许关键不在于确定的数目，而于朝圣者内心的态度——长老希望以此试验他的服从，看他是否能毫无偏差地完成长老所要他做的。