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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
innocent
holder
looks
up
in
astonishment,
but
the
performer
continues,
“Will
you
have
the
kindness
to
open
the
handkerchief?”
He
does
so,
and
finds
it
in
pieces.
After
a
little
chaff
about
making
him
pay
for
the
damage,
the
performer
says,
“Well,
I
suppose
I
must
show
you
how
to
restore
it.”
Here
he
again
takes
the
pieces,
and
folds
them
together,
saying,
“See,
you
must
take
them
as
I
do,
and
rub
them
very
gently
with
the
left
hand.”
Substituting
the
prepared
slip,
he
hands
it
to
him;
but,
when
he
begins
to
rub,
exclaims
again,
“Dear
me,
dear
me!
what
are
you
doing
now?
I
told
you
the
left
hand.
You
are
making
matters
worse
than
ever.”
The
handkerchief
is
now
found
in
a
long
strip.
The
performer
endeavours
to
induce
the
owner
to
accept
it
in
this
shape,
which
he
assures
her
is
the
newest
style;
but
she
naturally
objects,
and
begs
that
it
may
be
restored
to
its
original
condition.
For
that
purpose,
the
performer,
rolling
the
slip
into
a
ball,
places
it
in
his
magic
pistol
(see
page
215),
and
rams
it
down
with
his
wand.
Appearing
to
reflect
for
a
moment,
he
says,
“Where
shall
I
fire
it?
Ah!
suppose
I
aim
at
that
lemon
on
the
table?”
“Bang!”
goes
the
pistol,
and
the
performer,
taking
a
knife,
cuts
the
lemon
all
round
(flinging
the
rind
carelessly
on
the
stage),
and
produces
the
substitute
handkerchief
(professedly
the
original).
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