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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
156
You
may
with
truth
assure
the
audience
that
you
could
go
on
all
the
evening
predicting
their
choice
with
equal
certainty,
but
it
is
best
not
to
repeat
the
trick
too
often.
You
will
do
wisely
to
pass
on
at
once
to
the
next
trick,
which
will
enable
you
to
display
your
powers
of
divination
in
a
yet
more
surprising
form.
A
ROW
OF
CARDS
BEING
PLACED
FACE
DOWNWARDS
ON
THE
TABLE,
TO
INDICATE,
BY
TURNING
UP
ONE
OF
THEM,
HOW
MANY
OF
SUCH
CARDS
HAVE
DURING
YOUR
ABSENCE
BEEN
TRANSFERRED
FROM
ONE
END
OF
THE
ROW
TO
THE
OTHER.--This
trick
is
somewhat
out
of
place
in
this
chapter,
inasmuch
as
it
involves
no
sleight-of-hand,
but
we
insert
it
here
as
forming
an
appropriate
sequel
to
that
last
described.
It
is
thus
performed:--You
deal
from
the
top
of
the
pack,
face
downwards
on
the
table,
a
row
of
fifteen
cards.
To
all
appearance,
you
are
quite
indifferent
what
cards
you
take,
but,
in
reality,
you
have
pre-arranged
the
first
ten
cards
in
the
following
manner:--First
a
ten,
then
a
nine,
then
an
eight,
and
so
on
down
to
the
ace
inclusive.
The
suits
are
of
no
consequence.
The
eleventh
card
should
be
a
blank
card,
if
you
have
one
of
the
same
pattern
as
the
pack;
if
not,
a
knave
will
do.
This
card,
in
the
process
which
follows,
will
stand
for
0.
When
the
fifteen
cards
are
dealt,
their
arrangement
will
therefore
be
as
follows:--
10,
9,
8,
7,
6,
5,
4,
3,
2,
1,
0,
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