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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
136
HAVING
MADE
FOUR
PACKETS
OF
CARDS
WITH
AN
ACE
AT
THE
BOTTOM
OF
EACH,
TO
BRING
ALL
FOUR
ACES
INTO
WHICHEVER
PACKET
THE
COMPANY
MAY
CHOOSE.--Take
the
four
aces,
or
any
other
four
cards
of
equal
value,
from
the
pack,
and
throw
them
face
upwards
on
the
table.
While
the
company’s
attention
is
being
drawn
to
them,
make
the
pass,
as
in
the
last
trick,
so
as
to
bring
the
two
halves
of
the
pack
face
to
face.
The
company,
having
satisfied
themselves
that
the
four
cards
shown
are
really
the
four
aces,
and
are
without
preparation,
take
them
up,
and
replace
them
face
downwards
upon
the
top
of
the
pack,
which
you
hold
in
the
left
hand,
remarking,
“I
am
going
to
show
you
a
trick
with
these
four
aces.
I
shall
first
place
them
on
the
table,
and
put
three
indifferent
cards
on
each
of
them.”
Meanwhile,
get
the
thumb
of
the
left
hand
in
position
for
the
“turn
over,”
and
the
instant
that
you
have
drawn
off
the
top
card
with
the
right
hand,
turn
over
the
pack,
which
the
movement
of
the
hands
in
removing
the
top
card
will
enable
you
to
do
without
attracting
notice.
This
top
card
is
really
an
ace,
and
you
may
therefore
show
it,
as
if
by
accident,
while
placing
it
on
the
table.
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