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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
trick
is
performed
as
follows:--You
begin
by
announcing
that
you
require
the
assistance
of
some
gentleman
who
never
believes
anything
that
he
is
told.
The
audience
generally
take
this
as
a
joke,
but
for
the
purpose
of
this
trick
it
is
really
rather
an
advantage
to
have
the
assistance
of
a
person
who
will
take
nothing
for
granted,
and
will
be
satisfied
with
nothing
short
of
ocular
demonstration
of
any
fact
which
you
desire
him
to
concede.
Some
little
fun
may
be
made
in
the
selection,
but
a
volunteer
having
at
last
been
approved
of,
you
request
him
to
step
forward
to
your
table.
Selecting
from
the
pack
the
four
aces,
you
ask
him
to
say
aloud
what
cards
those
are,
at
the
same
time
holding
them
up
that
all
may
see
them.
Then
laying
the
aces
face
upwards
on
the
table,
you
hand
him
the
remainder
of
the
cards,
and
ask
him
to
ascertain
and
state
to
the
company,
whether
there
is
any
peculiarity
about
the
cards,
and
whether,
in
particular,
there
are
any
other
aces
in
the
pack.
His
reply
is
in
the
negative.
You
then
ask
whether
any
other
person
would
like
to
examine
the
pack.
All
being
satisfied,
you
take
the
pack,
face
downwards,
in
your
left
hand,
and
picking
up
the
four
aces
with
the
right,
place
them
on
the
top,
at
the
same
moment
slightly
ruffling
the
cards.
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