What was then said to you?

• A. That you may enter immediately.
• B. That you should wait a time with patience, until the Worshipful Master in the East was informed of my request and his answer returned.
• C. That you should leave and return later.
• D. That you should pay the initiation fee.

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is the first formal step a candidate must take before initiation. The line you’re given establishes the initiation fee as the immediate requirement to move forward. Paying that fee shows the candidate’s commitment and covers the lodge’s costs for the initiation process. Until the fee is paid, there isn’t progress toward initiation, so this is the directive that fits best.

The other options describe actions that either bypass prerequisites, delay the process, or reflect later steps in the inquiry and approval flow, rather than the immediate instruction before initiation.