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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
552
It
is
not
an
uncommon
thing
to
see
a
performer
commit
the
gaucherie
of
handing
all
the
rings,
save
only
the
key
ring,
to
be
examined
in
the
first
instance;
the
key
ring
being
hidden
under
the
breast
or
under
the
tail
of
the
coat,
and
being
added
to
the
set
in
returning
to
the
table.
The
spectators
are
thus
needlessly
made
acquainted
with
the
fact
that
certain
of
the
rings
are
already
linked
together,
and
this
once
admitted,
the
trick
loses
nine-tenths
of
its
effect.
The
set
of
twelve
rings
is
less
frequently
seen,
and
is
rather
more
complicated
to
manage,
though
in
good
hands
it
is
capable
of
much
more
brilliant
effects
than
the
smaller
number.
The
set
consists
of
five
single
rings,
a
group
of
two,
a
group
of
three,
and
two
key
rings.
These
are
held
in
the
hands
of
the
performer
in
the
following
order.
First
(i.e.,
innermost)
a
key
ring,
then
the
group
of
three,
then
the
second
key
ring,
then
the
group
of
two,
and
lastly
the
five
single
rings.
The
latter
are
distributed
for
examination.
While
they
are
still
in
the
possession
of
the
audience,
the
performer
requests
one
of
the
spectators
to
link
two
of
them
together,
and
himself
taking
in
his
right
hand
the
group
of
two,
pretends
to
link
the
latter,
as
already
described,
and
hands
them
for
examination.
The
performer
meanwhile
takes
in
his
right
hand
one
of
the
key
rings,
and
collects
the
single
rings
in
his
left.
As
soon
as
the
group
of
two
are
handed
back,
he
links
one
of
them
to
the
key
ring
in
his
right
hand,
thus
forming
a
chain
of
three,
with
the
key
ring
uppermost.
Next
linking
the
lowest
ring
into
the
key
ring,
he
forms
Fig.
238,
which,
by
holding
the
two
lower
rings
apart,
assumes
the
shape
of
a
triangle.
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