不服从地

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——希望以此试验的服从，否能毫无差地完成所要做的。