What was then told to you?

• A. To speak immediately to the worshipful master.
• B. To enter the lodge without delay.
• C. To be silent until the observer called.
• D. To await the time with patience until my request should be made known to the worshipful master and his answer returned.

Answer: (D)

The essential idea here is to exercise patience and follow the proper timing and channel when making a request to the Worshipful Master. In lodge procedure, matters of petition or intent are handled in an orderly sequence, not by rushing or speaking out of turn. This line teaches you to wait for the right moment, to have your petition conveyed to the Master through the appropriate channel, and to await his decision in due course. It embodies respect for the Master’s authority and the established protocol that keeps the lodge’s business orderly. Speaking immediately would upend that order, entering without delay would ignore the required signals and permissions, and waiting only for someone else to call you would detach your action from the proper process. The correct expression captures the duty to present the request at the proper time and to await the Master’s reply.