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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
166
The
above
directions
are
framed
upon
the
assumption
that
you
are
performing
with
a
proper
conjuror’s
table,
which,
as
already
stated,
has
a
servante,
or
hidden
shelf,
at
the
back
for
the
reception
of
objects
which
the
performer
may
require
to
pick
up
or
lay
down
without
the
knowledge
of
his
audience.
The
trick
may,
however,
be
performed
without
the
aid
of
such
a
table,
but
will,
in
such
case,
require
some
little
variation.
If
you
are
using
an
ordinary
table,
the
most
effective
mode
of
finishing
the
trick
is
as
follows:--Walk
boldly
to
the
table,
and
pick
up
with
the
right
hand
(in
which
the
card
actually
thought
of
is
palmed)
the
card
lying
on
the
table,
and,
without
looking
at
it
yourself,
hold
it
towards
your
audience,
remarking,
“Here
it
is,
you
see,
the
ace
of
spades.”
The
card
being,
in
truth,
a
totally
different
one
(say
the
seven
of
diamonds),
the
audience
naturally
imagine
that
the
trick
has
broken
down,
and
a
derisive
murmur
apprises
you
of
the
fact.
You
thereupon
glance
at
the
card,
and
affect
some
little
surprise
and
embarrassment
on
finding
that
it
is
a
wrong
one.
However,
after
a
moment’s
pause,
you
say,
taking
the
card
face
downwards
between
the
thumb
and
second
finger
of
the
left
hand,
“Well,
I
really
don’t
know
how
the
mistake
could
have
occurred.
However,
I
can
easily
correct
it.”
Change
the
card
by
the
fifth
method
(see
page
32),
and,
after
a
little
byplay
to
heighten
the
effect
of
the
transformation,
again
show
the
card,
which
this
time
proves
to
be
the
right
one.
The
audience
will
readily
conclude
that
the
supposed
mistake
was
really
a
feint,
designed
to
heighten
the
effect
of
the
trick.
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