Ernst and Falk: Dialogues for Freemasons, Continuation

ten The first syllable of this page completes the word "Wahrheiten" (truths) from the previous page. were meant to be suppressed, and decided to have the manuscript printed, without having received any hints original: "Winke"; a reference to the "requesting hints" or warnings from censors/authorities mentioned on the previous page. The editor implies he did not receive a direct order to stop, or is ignoring the ones sent to the author..

If the desire to see light shed more generally upon such important subjects does not sufficiently excuse this liberty The "liberty" or "freedom" taken by the editor in publishing the work without the author's express permission.; then nothing further can be said in its defense, except that the editor is not an initiated Mason MaurerA Freemason; the term "aufgenommener" (received) implies a formally initiated member bound by the society's oaths.

Moreover, it will be found that, out of caution and respect for a certain branch of this society, he has not mentioned several names in this edition which were written out in full in the original manuscript.