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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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3.
TO
SECRETLY
INTRODUCE
THE
PALMED
BALL
UNDER
THE
CUP.--This
is
always
done
in
the
act
of
raising
the
cup
(with
the
right
hand),
for
the
ostensible
purpose
of
showing
that
there
is
nothing
underneath
it.
The
chief
thing
to
be
attended
to
is
the
position
of
the
right
hand
(in
which
we
are
supposing
a
ball
to
be
palmed
by
one
or
other
of
the
methods
above
mentioned)
in
raising
the
cup.
This
should
be
done
with
the
hand
spread
almost
flat
upon
the
table,
and
grasping
the
cup
as
low
down
as
possible,
between
the
thumb
and
the
lowest
joint
of
the
forefinger.
In
the
act
of
raising
the
cup,
the
fingers
naturally
assume
the
position
shown
in
Fig.
124,
whereby
the
ball
is
brought
in
close
proximity
to,
and
slightly
under,
the
edge
of
the
cup.
If
the
ball
be
palmed
by
the
first
method,
all
that
is
necessary
in
order
to
release
it
is
a
slight
backward
movement
of
the
second,
and
a
forward
movement
of
the
third
finger,
made
just
before
the
cup
again
touches
the
table.
This
will
be
found
to
drop
the
ball
immediately
under
the
cup.
If
the
ball
be
palmed
by
the
third
method,
its
introduction
under
the
cup
is
a
still
easier
matter,
as
by
the
act
of
raising
the
cup
it
is
brought
directly
underneath
it,
and
is
released
by
the
mere
act
of
straightening
the
third
and
fourth
fingers.
If
the
ball
is
palmed
by
the
second
method,
it
becomes
necessary,
before
taking
hold
of
the
cup,
to
close
the
third
and
fourth
fingers
slightly
(see
Fig.
123),
and
bring
the
ball
to
the
position
shown
in
Fig.
122.
From
this
point
the
operation
is
the
same
as
if
the
ball
had
been
originally
palmed
by
the
third
method.
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