Q. You being hoodwinked, how did you know it to be a door?  A. By first meeting with resistance, and afterwards gaining admission.

Q. How did you gain admission?  A. By three distinct knocks from without, answered by the same from within.

Q. What was said to you from within?  A. Who comes there?  Who comes there?  Who comes there?

Q. Your answer?  A. A poor, blind candidate, who has long been desirous of having and receiving a part of the rights and benefits of this Worshipful Lodge, dedicated to God, and held forth to the Holy Order of St. John, as all true fellows and brothers have done, who have gone this way before me.

Q. What further was said to you from within?  A. I was asked if it was of my own free will and accord I made this request; if I was duly and truly prepared, worthy and well qualified; all of which being answered in the affirmative, I was asked by what further rights I expected to obtain so great a favor or benefit.

Q. Your answer?  A. By being a man, free-born, of lawful age, and well recommended.

Q. What was then said to you?  A. I was bid to wait till the Worshipful Master in the East was made acquainted with my request and his answer returned.

Q. After his answer was returned, what followed?  A. I was caused to enter the Lodge.

Q. How?  A. On the point of some sharp instrument pressing my naked left breast, in the name of the Lord.

Q. How were you then disposed of?  A. I was conducted to the centre of the Lodge, and there caused to kneel for the benefit of a prayer.

Q. After prayer, what was said to you?  A. I was asked in whom I put my trust.

Q. Your answer?  A. God.

Q. What followed?  A. The Worshipful Master took me by the right hand and said, Since in God you put your trust, arise, follow your leader, and fear no danger.

Q. How were you then disposed of?  A. I was conducted three times regularly around the Lodge, and halted at the Junior Warden in the South, where the same questions were asked, and answers returned at the door.

Q. How did the Junior Warden dispose of you?  A. He ordered me to be conducted to the Senior Warden in the West, where the same questions were asked, and answers returned as before.

Q. How did the Senior Warden dispose of you?  A. He ordered me to be conducted to the Worshipful Master in the East, where the same questions were asked, and answers returned as before, who likewise demanded of me from whence I came, and whither I was traveling.

Q. Your answer?  A. From the West, and traveling to the East.

Q. Why do you leave the West and travel to the East?  A. In search of light.

Q. How did the Worshipful Master then dispose of you?  A. He ordered me to be conducted back to the West, from whence I came, and put in care of the Senior Warden, who taught me how to approach the East, the place of light, by advancing upon one upright regular step to the first step, my feet forming the right angle of an oblong square, my body erect at the altar before the Worshipful Master.