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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
392
A
lady
suggested
just
now,
by
the
way--it
was
only
said
in
a
whisper,
but
I
heard
it--that
I
didn’t
really
put
the
balls
under
the
cup.
It
was
rather
sharp
on
the
part
of
the
lady,
but
you
see
she
was
wrong.
Here
are
the
balls.”[K]
So
saying,
the
performer
lifts
up
the
middle
cup
with
his
left
hand,
and
picking
up
the
ball
with
his
right,
holds
it
up
that
all
may
see,
immediately
replacing
it
under
the
same
cup.
The
last
movement
is
simulated
only,
the
ball
being
in
reality
palmed
in
the
supposed
act
of
placing
it
under
the
cup.
“We
have
now
a
ball
under
each
of
these
two
cups.
We
only
want
one
more,
and--here
it
is”--apparently
producing
a
third
ball
(really
the
same
again)
from
the
wand.
“We
will
place
it
under
this
last
cup.”
He
actually
does
so.
“Now,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
have
three
cups
and
three
balls,
one
under
each
cup.
So
far,
I
admit
that
I
have
not
shown
you
anything
very
surprising,
but
now
comes
the
puzzle,
to
take
the
balls
from
under
the
cups.
Perhaps
some
of
you
sharp
gentlemen
will
say
there
isn’t
much
difficulty
in
that.
Lift
the
cup,
and
pick
up
the
ball!”
He
suits
the
action
to
the
word,
lifting
up
the
third
goblet
with
the
left
hand,
and
picking
up
the
ball
with
the
right.
“A
very
good
solution,
but
it
doesn’t
happen
to
be
the
right
one.
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