Q. Your answer? A. By the right of a pass.
Q. What was then said to you? A. Wait until the Thrice Illustrious is informed of your request, and his answer returned.
Q. What was his answer? A. Introduce him in due and ancient form.
Q. What was that form? A. I was conducted by the Master of Ceremonies to the south-west corner of the middle chamber, between the Wardens, and caused to kneel on my right knee and say Beroke.
Q. What answer was given to that? A. The Thrice Illustrious said Kumi.
Q. What do these words signify? A. The first signifies to kneel, the last, to rise.
Q. What followed? A. I was conducted three times 'round the Lodge, giving the signs of the ineffable degrees, and led to the altar, and caused to kneel and take the obligation of this degree.
Q. Repeat that obligation. A. Same as Perfect Master, with the addition, that I will justly and impartially decide all matters of difference between brethren of this degree, if in my power so to do, under penalty of being punished as an unjust Judge, by having my nose severed from my face. So help me, etc.
Q. What followed? A. The Thrice Illustrious gave me the signs, tokens and words of this degree.
Q. Give me the signs? A. (Put the two first fingers of your right hand to the right side of your nose, the thumb under the chin, forming a square.)