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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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In
the
case
of
an
article
of
larger
size
than
a
coin--as,
for
instance,
a
watch
or
an
egg--you
need
not
take
the
article
with
the
fingers,
but
may
let
it
simply
lie
on
the
palm
of
the
right
hand,
slightly
closing
that
hand
as
you
move
it
towards
the
left.
The
greater
extent
of
surface
in
this
case
will
give
you
plenty
of
hold,
without
the
necessity
of
pressing
the
article
into
the
palm.
Remember
that,
in
any
case,
the
two
hands
must
work
in
harmony,
as
in
the
genuine
act
of
passing
an
article
from
the
one
hand
to
the
other.
The
left
hand
must
therefore
rise
to
meet
the
right,
but
should
not
begin
its
journey
until
the
right
hand
begins
its
own.
Nothing
looks
more
awkward
or
unnatural
than
to
see
the
left
hand
extended
with
open
palm,
before
the
right
hand
has
begun
to
move
towards
it.
After
the
pass
is
made,
a
judicious
use
of
the
wand
will
materially
assist
in
concealing
the
fact
that
the
object
still
remains
in
the
right
hand.
For
this
purpose
the
performer
should,
before
commencing
the
pass,
carelessly
place
the
wand
under
either
arm,
as
though
merely
to
leave
his
hands
free.
Immediately
that
the
pass
is
made
the
right
hand
should,
with
a
sort
of
back-handed
movement,
which
under
the
circumstances
is
perfectly
natural,
grasp
the
wand,
draw
it
from
under
the
arm,
and
thenceforth
retain
it
till
an
opportunity
occurs
of
disposing
of
the
coin
as
may
be
necessary.
The
position
of
the
fingers
in
the
act
of
holding
the
wand
is
such
as
to
effectually
mask
the
concealed
coin,
while
yet
the
hand
appears
perfectly
easy
and
natural.
The
same
expedient
may
be
employed
with
equal
advantage
in
the
remaining
passes.
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