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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
effect
of
the
trick
is
as
follows:--The
performer
borrows
a
hat,
which
he
holds
in
his
left
hand.
Turning
up
his
sleeves,
he
announces
that
he
requires
a
certain
number,
say
ten,
of
florins
or
half-crowns.
The
spectators
put
their
hands
in
their
pockets
with
the
idea
of
contributing
to
the
supposed
loan;
but
the
professor,
anticipating
their
intention,
says,
“No,
thank
you;
I
won’t
trouble
you
this
time.
There
seems
to
be
a
good
deal
of
money
about
tonight;
I
think
I
will
help
myself.
See,
here
is
a
half-crown
hanging
to
the
gaselier.
Here
is
another
climbing
up
the
wall.
Here
is
another
just
settling
on
this
lady’s
hair.
Excuse
me,
sir,
but
you
have
a
half-crown
in
your
whiskers.
Permit
me,
madam;
you
have
just
placed
your
foot
on
another,”
and
so
on.
At
each
supposed
new
discovery
the
performer
takes
with
his
right
hand,
from
some
place
where
there
clearly
was
nothing
an
instant
before,
a
half-crown,
which
he
drops
into
the
hat
held
in
his
left
hand,
finally
turning
over
the
hat,
and
pouring
the
coins
from
it,
to
show
that
there
has
been
“no
deception.”
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