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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
126
It
is
a
good
plan
to
deal
the
five
surplus
cards
in
a
row
by
themselves,
and
after
each
deal,
turn
up
one
of
them,
and
gravely
study
it,
as
if
these
cards
were
in
some
way
connected
with
the
trick.
TO
CAUSE
A
NUMBER
OF
CARDS
TO
MULTIPLY
INVISIBLY
IN
A
PERSON’S
KEEPING.--Secretly
count
any
number,
say
a
dozen,
of
the
top
cards,
and
slip
the
little
finger
of
the
left
hand
between
those
cards
and
the
rest
of
the
pack.
Invite
a
person
to
take
as
many
cards
as
he
pleases,
at
the
same
time
putting
into
his
hands
all,
or
nearly
all,
of
the
separated
cards.
If
he
does
not
take
all,
you
will
be
able
to
see
at
a
glance,
by
the
number
that
remains
above
your
little
finger,
how
many
he
has
actually
taken.
Pretend
to
weigh
in
your
hand
the
remaining
cards,
and
say
(we
assume
that
you
are
using
a
piquet
pack),
“I
should
say
by
the
weight
that
I
have
exactly
twenty-two
cards
here,
so
you
must
have
taken
ten.
Will
you
see
if
I
am
right?”
While
he
is
counting
the
cards
he
has
taken,
count
off
secretly
from
the
pack,
and
palm
in
the
right
hand,
four
more.
When
he
has
finished
his
counting,
you
say,
“Now
will
you
please
gather
these
cards
together,
and
place
your
hand
firmly
upon
them?”
As
you
say
this,
you
push
them
towards
him
with
your
right
hand.
This
enables
you
to
add
to
them,
without
attracting
notice,
the
four
cards
in
that
hand.
Continue,
“Now
how
many
cards
shall
I
add
to
those
in
your
hand?
You
must
not
be
too
extravagant,
say
three
or
four.”
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