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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
249
You
continue,
“You
all
think
you
know
how
that
was
done,
I
dare
say.
You
imagine,
no
doubt,
that
the
money
was
merely
thrown
from
one
hand
to
the
other
with
extreme
rapidity.
‘The
quickness
of
the
hand
deceives
the
eye,’
as
Shakspeare
(or
somebody
else)
says.
I
will
therefore
show
you
the
same
experiment
in
another
form
in
which
you
will
find
that
no
such
solution
is
admissible.
I
will
pass
the
money
right
through
this
table,
which
is,
as
you
see,
pretty
solid.
The
quickness
of
the
hand
would
not
be
of
much
use
in
this
case.
I
take
one
of
the
coins
in
the
left
hand,
as
before.”
Here,
however,
you
introduce
a
feint.
Taking
up
the
coin
in
the
right
hand,
you
transfer
it
to
the
left,
but
purposely
do
it
with
a
pretended
awkwardness,
and
hold
the
right
hand
afterwards
rather
stiffly,
so
as
to
lead
the
spectators
to
believe
that
you
have
really
retained
the
coin
in
the
right
hand.
To
do
this
cleverly
will
require
considerable
practice,
but
it
will
by
no
means
be
labour
lost,
as
feints
of
this
kind
are
of
frequent
use.
The
spectators,
delighted
to
have,
as
they
imagine,
caught
you
tripping,
are
sure
to
exclaim
that
the
coin
is
still
in
your
right
hand.
“Surely,
ladies
and
gentlemen,”
you
say,
with
an
injured
air,
“you
don’t
think
that
I
would
avail
myself
of
such
a
transparent
artifice.
See
for
yourselves!”
opening
your
hands.
“I
won’t
ask
you
to
apologize,
but
pray
give
me
a
little
more
credit
for
the
future.
Come;
we
will
have
no
mistake
about
it
this
time.”
Take
the
florin
between
the
finger
and
thumb
of
the
left
hand,
and,
by
means
of
the
tourniquet
or
pincette,
appear
to
transfer
it
to
the
right.
Pick
up
the
second
coin
with
the
left
hand,
and
place
that
hand
under
the
table,
holding
the
closed
right
hand
above
it.
Say
“Pass!”,
open
the
right
hand,
show
it
empty,
and
at
the
same
moment
chink
the
two
florins
together
in
the
left
hand,
and
bring
them
up
for
inspection.
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