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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
135
You
now
borrow
a
hat.
Placing
the
pack
for
a
moment
on
the
table,
and
taking
the
four
false
aces
in
one
hand
and
the
hat
in
the
other,
place
the
aces
on
the
table,
and
cover
them
with
the
hat,
at
the
same
moment
turning
them
over.
Then
taking
the
pack
in
your
hand,
once
more
show
the
kings,
and
replacing
them,
say,
“I
shall
now
order
these
four
kings
to
pass
under
the
hat,
and
the
four
aces
to
return
to
the
pack.
I
have
only
to
touch
the
cards
with
my
wand,
and
say,
‘Pass,’
and
the
change
is
accomplished.”
As
you
touch
the
cards
with
the
wand,
turn
over
the
pack
(see
page
37),
the
bringing
together
of
the
hands
and
the
gentle
tap
with
the
wand
effectually
covering
the
slight
movement
of
the
hand.
If
you
do
not
use
the
wand,
a
semi-circular
sweep
of
the
hand
which
holds
the
cards
in
the
direction
of
the
hat,
as
you
say
“Pass,”
will
answer
the
same
purpose.
Having
shown
that
the
cards
have
changed
according
to
command,
you
may,
by
repeating
the
process,
cause
the
cards
to
return
to
their
original
positions.
It
is
better
not
to
carry
the
trick
further
than
this,
or
some
of
the
audience
may
possibly
ask
to
be
allowed
to
examine
the
cards,
which
would
be
embarrassing.
After
the
trick
is
over,
make
the
pass
to
bring
the
pack
right
again,
and
then
get
the
double-faced
cards
out
of
the
way
as
soon
as
possible.
The
best
way
to
do
this,
without
exciting
suspicion,
is
to
take
them
up
in
the
right
hand,
and
apparently
turn
them
over
and
leave
them
on
the
top
of
the
pack,
but
in
reality
palm
them,
and
slip
them
into
your
pocket,
or
elsewhere
out
of
sight.
After
having
done
this,
you
may
safely
leave
the
pack
within
reach
of
the
audience,
who,
if
they
examine
it,
finding
none
but
ordinary
cards,
will
be
more
than
ever
puzzled
as
to
your
modus
operandi.
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