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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
391
With
this
or
some
similar
introduction,
the
performer
proceeds
to
exhibit
PASS
I.
HAVING
PLACED
A
BALL
UNDER
EACH
CUP,
TO
DRAW
IT
OUT
AGAIN
WITHOUT
LIFTING
THE
CUP.--Having
produced
a
ball
from
the
wand
as
last
described,
and
having
laid
it
on
the
table,
the
operator
continues,--“Allow
me
to
show
you
once
more
that
all
the
cups
are
empty”
(he
raises
them
one
by
one,
and
replaces
them),
“and
that
I
have
nothing
in
either
of
my
hands.
I
take
this
little
ball”
(he
picks
it
up
with
the
right
hand,
and
apparently
transfers
it
to
the
left,
really
palming
it
in
the
right),
“and
place
it
under
one
of
the
cups.”
Here
he
raises
the
cup
with
the
right
hand,
and
simulates
the
action
of
placing
the
ball
under
it
with
the
left.
“I
draw
another
ball
from
my
wand”
(this
is
really
the
same
ball,
which
remained
palmed
in
the
right
hand),
“and
place
it
in
like
manner
under
the
second
cup.”
He
goes
through
the
motion
of
transferring
it
to
the
left
hand
and
thence
to
the
cup,
as
before,
but
this
time
actually
does
what
on
the
former
occasion
he
only
pretended
to
do,
and
leaves
the
ball
under
the
middle
cup.
“I
produce
another
ball”--(he
half
draws
the
wand
through
his
fingers,
but
checks
himself
half-way).
“I
think
I
heard
some
one
assert
that
I
have
a
ball
already
in
my
hand.
Pray
satisfy
yourselves”
(showing
the
palms
of
his
hands,
the
fingers
carelessly
apart)
“that
such
is
not
the
case.
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