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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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When
the
performer
desires
to
introduce
the
ball
into
the
hat,
which
we
will
suppose
to
have
been
borrowed
for
the
purpose
of
some
previous
trick
just
completed,
he
takes
the
hat
with
his
thumb
outside
and
his
fingers
inside
the
brim,
and
holds
it
up
with
its
mouth
towards
the
spectators,
so
as
to
show
indirectly
that
it
is
empty
(see
Fig.
134).
Carelessly
lowering
his
hand,
he
brings
the
hat
mouth
downwards
on
the
table,
and,
drawing
it
towards
him,
slips
the
second
finger
into
the
hole
in
the
ball
(see
Fig.
135),
when
the
mere
action
of
crooking
the
finger
brings
the
ball
into
the
hat.
He
then,
still
holding
the
ball
supported
by
the
finger,
walks
away
from
the
table
towards
the
owner
of
the
hat,
with
the
apparent
intention
of
returning
it.
Just
before
reaching
him,
however,
he
pretends
to
notice
that
it
is
somewhat
heavy,
and
looking
into
it,
says,
“Dear
me,
sir,
there
is
something
rather
peculiar
about
this
hat.
Are
you
aware
that
there
is
something
in
it?”
The
owner
naturally
professes
ignorance
of
the
fact;
and
the
performer,
after
keeping
the
audience
in
suspense
for
a
moment
or
two,
turns
the
hat
over,
and
lets
the
ball
fall
out
upon
the
stage.
The
performer
may
in
some
degree
heighten
the
effect
of
the
trick
by
making
it
appear
that
the
ball
is
wedged
very
tightly
in
the
hat,
as
the
difficulty
of
introducing
it
becomes
thereby
presumably
the
greater.
This
is
managed
by
holding
the
hat
with
both
hands,
as
shown
in
Fig.
136,
when
the
extended
finger-tips
will
prevent
the
ball
from
falling
as
long
as
may
be
desired,
however
much
the
hat
may
be
shaken.
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