This silence was broken by one of the brethren, who led Pierre up to the rug and began reading to him from a manuscript book an explanation of all the figures on it: the sun, the moon, a hammer, a plumb line, a trowel, a rough stone and a squared stone, a pillar, three windows, and so on.

Then a place was assigned to Pierre, he was shown the signs of the Lodge, told the password, and at last was permitted to sit down.

The Grand Master began reading the statutes.