Tim:

Thanks for your reply. I would concur with your friend that if indeed the act you saw took place between two Masons, both were doing something which Masonry forbids in the most absolute terms. They should be expelled from their lodges and prosecuted if what took place could be proved illegal.

I'm at one with the hanging Judge and when from time to time people (not necessarily Masons) tried to influence me by the use of handshakes and such, I always ensured that they got the opposite of what they wanted. I never wept though.

K