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Chapter 4

           Hetoldhimthatheshouldtrytodonothingtostainthewhitenessofthatapron,whichsymbolizedstrengthandpurity;thenoftheunexplainedtrowel,hetoldhimtotoilwithittocleansehisownheartfromvice,andindulgentlytosmoothwithittheheartofhisneighbor.Astothefirstpairofgloves,aman’s,hesaidthatPierrecouldnotknowtheirmeaningbutmustkeepthem.Thesecondpairofman’sgloveshewastowearatthemeetings,andfinallyofthethird,apairofwomen’sgloves,hesaid:“Dearbrother,thesewoman’sglovesareintendedforyoutoo.Givethemtothewomanwhomyoushallhonormostofall.ThisgiftwillbeapledgeofyourpurityofhearttoherwhomyouselecttobeyourworthyhelpmeetinMasonry.”Andafterapause,headded:“Butbeware,dearbrother,thattheseglovesdonotdeckhandsthatareunclean.”WhiletheGrandMastersaidtheselastwordsitseemedtoPierrethathegrewembarrassed.Pierrehimselfgrewstillmoreconfused,blushedlikeachildtilltearscametohiseyes,beganlookingabouthimuneasily,andanawkwardpausefollowed.

           Thissilencewasbrokenbyoneofthebrethren,wholedPierreuptotherugandbeganreadingtohimfromamanuscriptbookanexplanationofallthefiguresonit:thesun,themoon,ahammer,aplumbline,atrowel,aroughstoneandasquaredstone,apillar,threewindows,andsoon.ThenaplacewasassignedtoPierre,hewasshownthesignsoftheLodge,toldthepassword,andatlastwaspermittedtositdown.TheGrandMasterbeganreadingthestatutes.

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