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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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In
each
case
he
takes
up
a
handful,
and
lets
them
flow
back
from
his
hand
into
the
coffer,
the
better
to
impress
upon
the
audience
the
contents
of
each,
finally
placing
a
bean
in
the
hands
of
the
youth
who
holds
the
supposed
coffer
of
beans,
and
a
berry
in
the
hands
of
the
holder
of
the
supposed
coffee-berries.
Again
closing
the
lids,
he
requests
the
person
holding
the
bean
to
throw
it
into
the
closed
coffer
held
by
the
other.
The
juvenile,
looking
foolish,
replies
that
it
can’t
be
done;
and
a
similar
reply
is
received
from
the
youth
holding
the
other
coffer.
The
performer,
addressing
the
company,
asks
some
one
else
to
make
the
attempt,
but
equally
without
success.
He
continues,
“Gentlemen,
among
this
large
and
brilliant
audience
not
one
person
can
be
found
who
will
undertake
to
throw
this
little
bean
into
one
of
those
coffers.
Imagine,
then,
the
difficulty
of
passing
the
whole
of
the
beans
which
this
coffer
contains
into
the
other,
not
dropping
even
one
on
the
way,
and
at
the
same
moment
transferring
the
whole
of
the
berries
in
this
coffer
into
that
which,
a
moment
before,
was
full
to
the
brim
with
the
beans.
But
it
must
be
done.
Young
gentlemen,
will
you
be
kind
enough
to
repeat
with
me,
One,
two,
three!
At
the
word
‘three,’
by
the
way,
you
had
better
close
your
eyes,
or
they
might
possibly
be
injured
by
the
shower
of
beans
and
berries.
Are
you
ready,
Mr.
Beans?
Are
you
ready,
Mr.
Berries?
Now,
then,
One!
two!
three!!!
Did
you
feel
them
pass?
I
hope
they
did
not
hurt
you.
Now
let
us
once
more
open
the
coffers.
I
have
kept
my
word,
you
see--Mr.
Beans
has
the
coffee-berries,
and
Mr.
Berries
has
the
beans.
Will
you
please
step
forward,
and
show
the
company
that
the
coffers
are,
as
at
first,
full
to
the
very
bottom.”
The
lids,
containing
the
moveable
compartments,
he
meanwhile
places
carelessly
upon
his
table.
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