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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
182
It
will
be
remembered,
that,
in
the
trick
above
mentioned,
an
ordinary
pack
is
used,
and
the
spectator
is
allowed
to
draw
whatever
card
he
pleases.
The
card,
when
returned,
is
brought
to
the
top
by
the
pass,
and
palmed:
and,
though
supposed
to
be
caught
amid
the
falling
shower,
in
reality
never
leaves
the
hand
of
the
performer.
The
audience
may
possibly
have
a
suspicion
of
this,
and
you
may
hear
a
faint
murmur
to
the
effect
that
“he
had
the
card
in
his
hand!”
and
so
on.
When
this
occurs,
it
serves
as
a
very
natural
introduction
to
the
trick
with
the
sword.
You
say,
“Ah!
you
fancy
I
had
the
card
in
my
hand?
I
will
repeat
the
trick,
in
order
to
show
you
that
you
are
mistaken.
Will
some
one
be
kind
enough
to
draw
another
card?
Thank
you.
Don’t
return
the
card
to
me,
but
put
it
back
in
the
pack
yourself.
Now
be
kind
enough
to
shuffle
thoroughly.
You
cannot
say
I
have
the
card
in
my
hand
this
time,
at
all
events.
Excuse
me
one
instant,
while
I
fetch
my
magic
sword.”
You
go
behind
your
screen,
and
return,
holding
in
your
hand
a
drawn
sword.
You
place
yourself
in
fencing
attitude,
and,
addressing
the
person
who
holds
the
cards,
say,
“I
am
going
to
give
you
the
words,
one!
two!
three!
At
the
word
‘three!’
will
you
please
throw
the
cards
in
the
air,
so
as
to
fall
lightly
on
the
point
of
my
sword,
when
I
will
pick
out
with
the
point
the
identical
card
you
drew.
Spread
the
cards
a
little
in
a
fan
shape
before
you
throw
them,
so
that
I
may
get
a
fair
sight
of
them.
Are
you
ready?
One,
two,
THREE!”
At
the
word
three,
the
cards
are
thrown,
the
performer
makes
a
lunge
among
them,
and
a
card
is
instantly
seen
fluttering
on
the
point
of
the
sword,
and,
on
examination,
is
found
to
be
the
very
card
which
was
drawn.
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