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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
497
(Here
he
raises
the
goblet,
and,
in
replacing
it,
introduces
the
second
ball
under
it,
as
described
in
the
chapter
devoted
to
the
Cups
and
Balls.)
“I
shall
now
order
the
ball
to
pass
from
the
cover
under
the
goblet.”
He
waves
his
wand
from
the
one
to
the
other.
“Presto!
Prestissimo!
Pass!”
(He
raises
the
goblet,
and
shows
that
the
ball
has
(apparently)
passed
under
it.)
The
first
ball
still
remaining
under
the
paper
tube,
he
cannot
at
present
raise
it,
so
proceeds
rapidly
to
the
next
stage
of
the
trick,
that
the
omission
may
not
be
noticed.
“So
far,”
he
remarks,
“the
trick
is
mere
child’s
play.
The
real
difficulty
is
to
pass
the
cone
under
the
cover
in
place
of
the
ball.
However,
I
will
make
the
attempt.”
So
saying,
he
picks
up
the
cone
with
his
right
hand,
and
apparently
transfers
it
to
his
left,
really
palming
it,
and
immediately
afterwards
dropping
his
right
hand
to
his
side,
and
getting
rid
of
the
cone
into
the
profonde.
Then,
taking
two
or
three
steps
away
from
the
table,
still
holding
the
left
hand
as
if
containing
the
cone,
and
looking
towards
the
cover,
he
says,
“One,
two,
three,
Pass!”
with
a
motion
of
the
hand
as
if
throwing
something;
immediately
showing
the
hands
empty,
and
lifting
up
the
cover
(but
this
time
by
the
top,
so
as
not
to
exert
any
pressure
against
its
sides),
and
showing
the
hollow
shell,
which
now
conceals
the
ball,
and
is
taken
by
the
spectators
to
be
the
genuine
cone.
“We
have
succeeded
pretty
well
so
far,
ladies
and
gentlemen,”
he
remarks;
“it
remains
to
be
seen
whether
I
shall
be
equally
successful
in
bringing
back
the
cone
and
ball
to
their
original
positions.
I
dare
say
you
would
all
like
to
know
how
the
trick
is
done,
and
therefore
this
time
I
will
vary
the
mode
of
operation,
and
make
the
transposition
visibly.”
(Here
he
drops
his
right
hand
to
the
profonde,
and
secretly
palms
the
solid
cone.)
“First
the
cone”
(he
passes
his
right
hand,
keeping
the
back
towards
the
audience,
upwards
along
the
cover,
and,
as
it
reaches
the
top,
brings
the
cone
into
view).
“Pray
once
more
assure
yourselves
that
it
is
fair
and
solid.
Now
for
the
ball.”
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