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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
569
The
repeated
injunctions
to
hold
tighter
have
naturally
caused
the
holder
to
press
the
lid
home,
and
the
box
is
therefore
silent,
corroborating
the
assertion
that
the
articles
have
departed.
“Now,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
having
conjured
away
the
contents,
I
shall
now
proceed
to
conjure
away
the
box;
but
this
time,
by
way
of
variety,
I
will
do
it
visibly.
Attention!”
He
takes
one
corner
of
the
handkerchief
with
his
right
hand.
“Now,
sir,
when
I
say
‘Three,’
will
you
please
drop
the
handkerchief.
One,
two,
three!”
The
performer
shakes
the
handkerchief
and
pulls
it
rapidly
through
his
hands
till
the
corner
containing
the
box
comes
into
the
left
hand,
the
box
having
apparently
vanished.
“The
box
has
gone,
you
see,
but
where?
that
is
the
question.
Pardon
me,
sir,
you
have
it
in
your
pocket,
I
think,”
addressing
some
elderly
gentleman
of
innocent
aspect.
With
the
handkerchief
still
dangling
from
his
left
hand,
the
performer
thrusts
the
other
hand
into
the
waistcoat
or
breast-pocket
of
the
individual
in
question,
and
produces
from
thence
the
missing
box,
which
he
has
a
moment
previously
palmed
from
the
pochette.
The
weak
point
of
the
trick,
as
above
performed,
is
the
sound
of
the
hammer
on
the
glass,
which
is
but
a
poor
imitation
of
that
of
coins,
or
the
like,
falling
into
it.
In
some
trays
the
hammer
is
altogether
dispensed
with,
the
performer
himself
holding
the
tray,
and
the
necessary
sound
being
produced
by
the
assistant
actually
dropping
a
coin
into
a
glass
behind
the
scenes,
as
near
the
standing
place
of
the
performer
as
possible.
This
latter
plan
is
much
to
be
preferred.
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