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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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The
two
corners
of
the
side
next
to
you
will
thus
be
brought
one
into
each
hand,
and
adhering
to
one
of
them
(the
one
which
you
first
folded
down),
will
be
the
substitute
sixpence,
which
will
thus
appear
to
have
vanished.
Hand
the
handkerchief
for
examination,
that
it
may
be
seen
that
the
coin
has
really
disappeared,
and
meanwhile
get
rid
of
the
substitute
into
your
pocket
or
elsewhere.
Turn
up
your
sleeves,
and
show
that
your
hands
are
empty.
Then
take
up
the
knife
(taking
care
to
keep
the
side
on
which
the
sixpence
is
away
from
the
spectators),
and
cut
open
the
orange.
Cut
about
half
way
down
with
the
point,
and
then
finish
the
cut
by
drawing
the
whole
length
of
the
blade
through
the
opening
thus
made.
This
will
detach
the
sixpence,
which
will
fall
between
the
two
halves
of
the
orange,
as
though
it
had
all
along
been
contained
therein.
Wipe
it
with
the
handkerchief
to
remove
the
juice
of
the
orange
from
it,
and
at
the
same
time
rub
off
any
wax
which
may
still
adhere
to
it,
and
hand
it
for
identification.
The
coin
may,
if
preferred,
be
found
in
an
egg
instead
of
the
orange,
the
audience
being
invited
to
choose
which
shall
be
used.
This
trick
is
sometimes
performed
by
the
aid
of
a
knife
made
for
this
special
purpose,
with
a
small
spring
lever,
after
the
manner
of
a
flute
key,
soldered
against
one
side
of
the
blade.
The
coin
is
held
in
position
by
the
short
arm
of
the
lever,
which
answers
the
same
purpose
as
the
wax
in
the
form
of
the
trick
above
described.
The
disadvantage
of
using
this,
which
is
known
as
the
“fruit
knife,”
is,
that
you
cannot
hand
the
knife
for
examination,
and
this,
to
our
mind,
spoils
the
trick.
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