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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
140
Then
taking
the
aces
one
by
one
(without
showing
them)
you
place
them
face
downwards
on
the
table.
Addressing
the
person
assisting
you,
you
say,
“I
place
these
four
aces
on
the
table.
You
admit
that
they
are
the
four
aces.”
Your
victim,
not
having
seen
the
faces
of
the
cards
since
they
were
replaced
on
the
pack,
and
having
noticed
the
slight
sound
produced
by
your
ruffling
the
cards,
will,
in
all
probability,
say
that
he
does
not
admit
anything
of
the
sort.
“Why,”
you
reply,
“you
have
only
just
seen
them;
but
I’ll
show
them
to
you
again,
if
you
like.”
Turning
them
face
upwards,
you
show
that
the
four
cards
really
are
the
aces,
and
again
replace
them
on
the
pack,
ruffle
the
cards,
and
deal
out
the
four
aces
face
downwards
as
before.
You
again
ask
your
assistant
whether
he
is
certain
this
time
that
the
four
cards
on
the
table
are
the
aces.
He
may
possibly
be
still
incredulous,
but
if
he
professes
himself
satisfied,
you
ask
him
what
he
will
bet
that
these
cards
are
really
the
aces,
and
that
you
have
not
conjured
them
away
already.
He
will
naturally
be
afraid
to
bet,
and
you
remark,
“Ah,
I
could
tell
by
the
expression
of
your
countenance
that
you
were
not
quite
satisfied.
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