ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən, əpˌɑːn ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə hɪz hˈoʊmlənd ˈæftɚwɚdz, ɪz kɹˈɪɾɪsˌaɪzd fɔːɹ wˈeɪstɪŋ ˈɔːl ðə tˈaɪm ænd mˈʌni, bˌʌt ðə kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ˈɛndz wˈʌns ðɪ ˈʌðɚz lˈɜːn ðætðə tsˈɑːɹz ˈʌðɚ tˈuː dˈɔːɾɚz, hˈɔːɹɪfˌaɪd æt ðə pɹˈɑːspɛkt ʌv hˌævɪŋ pɹˈɑːŋkə æz ɐ bɹˈʌðɚɹɪnlˈɔː, ᵻlˈoʊpt wɪððɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkənz bɹˈʌðɚz; ɐ fˈækt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt nˈæʃənəl pɹˈaɪd.
The American, upon returning to his homeland afterwards, is criticized for wasting all the time and money, but the criticism ends once the others learn that the Tsar's other two daughters, horrified at the prospect of having Pron'ka as a brother-in-law, eloped with the American's brothers; a fact of great national pride.