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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
mode
of
procedure
so
far
is
pretty
well
known,
and
it
is
highly
probable
that
one
or
more
of
the
audience
will
be
acquainted
with
it.
Accordingly,
you
may
safely
expect
to
perceive
in
some
quarter
or
other,
knowing
glances,
or
confidential
communications
as
to
“how
it’s
done.”
Noticing,
or
pretending
to
notice
this,
you
say,
“Ah,
I
see
there
is
a
gentleman
there
who
thinks
he
has
found
me
out.
You
fancy,
no
doubt,
sir,
that
I
have
performed
this
trick
in
the
old
fashion,
by
cutting
a
piece
of
cambric
which
does
not
form
part
of
the
handkerchief.
Why,
my
dear
sir,
the
trick
in
that
form
is
as
old
as--your
grandmother.
But
it
is
my
own
fault;
I
quite
forgot
to
show
you
that
the
handkerchief
was
really
cut.
It
is
my
rule
never
to
perform
the
same
trick
twice
over,
but
I
feel
so
hurt
at
your
unkind
suspicion
that
I
must
break
my
rule
for
once,
and
this
time
you
shall
cut
the
handkerchief
yourself.”
You
offer
him
the
scissors,
and
holding
up
the
handkerchief
(which
the
audience
naturally
believe
to
be
the
genuine
one)
by
the
middle,
you
allow
him
to
cut
a
piece
fairly
out
of
it,
immediately
afterwards
spreading
it
out,
and
showing
that
a
large
hole
is
made
in
the
centre.
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