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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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We
will
assume,
for
our
present
purpose,
that
he
simply
pushes
it
into
his
left
hand,
whence
it
is
easy
to
get
rid
of
it
into
the
pochette
on
the
same
side.
He
now
places
the
bottle
in
the
centre
of
the
table,
but
in
doing
so
hears,
or
pretends
to
hear,
a
sound
of
liquid
therein.
“I
hope
the
bottle
was
empty,”
he
remarks,
“I
never
thought
about
that.”
He
shakes
the
bottle,
and
the
liquid
therein
is
distinctly
audible.
“Good
gracious!”
he
exclaims,
“I’m
afraid
I
have
ruined
the
handkerchief.”
He
now
pours
the
liquid
into
a
glass,
and
then,
putting
his
fingers
inside
the
bottle,
he
pulls
out
the
prepared
piece
of
cambric,
which,
of
course,
is
wet
and
stained.
Leaving
it
hanging
from
the
neck
of
the
bottle,
he
advances
to
the
owner,
and
expresses
his
regret
at
the
accident;
but
the
audience,
who
begin
to
suspect
that
the
pretended
mistake
is
really
a
part
of
the
trick,
insist
that
the
handkerchief
shall
be
restored
in
its
original
condition.
The
performer
feigns
embarrassment,
but
at
last
says,
“Well,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
cannot
dispute
the
justice
of
your
observations.
The
handkerchief
certainly
ought
to
be
returned
clean
as
at
first,
and
as
my
washerwoman
has
been
the
cause
of
the
mischief,
she
is
the
proper
person
to
repair
it.
Will
you
excuse
my
stopping
the
entertainment
for
an
hour
or
two,
while
I
go
to
fetch
her?
You
object
to
the
delay?
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