The people understood nothing, but they sighed as they always do during a sermon,' continued the Prince. 'They were told that there would be a collection in the church for a soul-saving object, so they each took out a kopek and gave it, but what it was for – they did not know!'
Loro non hanno capito nulla, sospiravano come ad ogni predica — seguitò il principe. — Poi hanno detto loro che, ecco, si faceva una colletta in chiesa per un’impresa salutare per l’anima; ebbene, loro hanno tirato fuori una copeca per ciascuno e l’hanno data, ma per cosa, non lo sanno loro stessi.