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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
582
Taking
the
supposed
smaller
ball
in
the
left
hand,
he
pretends
to
squeeze
the
little
one
into
it,
presently
letting
the
latter
fall
behind
it
into
the
palm
of
the
left
hand,
and
replacing
the
two
larger
balls
side
by
side
on
the
table,
dropping
the
little
ball
at
the
first
opportunity
into
the
pochette.
He
continues,
“I
think
they
are
now
about
right.
The
reason
why
I
have
been
so
particular
about
it
is
that
I
am
about
to
pass
one
of
these
balls
into
the
other,
which
I
could
not
have
done
unless
they
had
been
of
exactly
the
same
size.
Now
which
of
them
shall
I
pass
into
the
other?
It
is
for
you
to
decide.”
He
has
meanwhile
moved
so
as
to
be
behind
his
table,
standing
sideways,
with
his
right
side
to
the
table.
Whichever
ball
the
company
decides
is
to
be
passed
into
the
other,
he
takes
in
his
right
hand,
immediately
afterwards
taking
the
other
in
the
left
hand,
which
he
holds
aloft,
following
it
with
his
eyes.
Stretching
back
the
right
arm,
as
though
to
give
an
impetus
to
the
ball,
he
drops
it
into
a
padded
box,
or
basket,
placed
upon
the
servante
to
receive
it,
immediately
afterwards
bringing
the
right
hand
with
a
semicircular
sweep
upon
the
left,
and
rolling
the
ball
the
latter
contains
between
the
palms,
as
though
to
press
the
one
ball
into
the
other;
and
presently
showing
that
the
hands
now
contain
one
ball
only.
The
same
effect
may
be
produced
without
the
aid
of
the
table,
as
follows:--Taking
both
the
balls
in
his
right
hand,
as
in
Fig.
257,
the
performer
covers
them
with
the
left
hand,
retaining
as
he
does
so
ball
a
with
the
thumb,
but
allowing
ball
b
to
roll
down
the
left
sleeve,
which,
with
a
little
practice,
will
be
found
by
no
means
difficult.
He
now
rubs
the
palms
together,
as
if
rubbing
the
one
ball
into
the
other,
and
then
separating
them
shows
that
the
two
balls
have
become
transformed
into
one
only.
This
he
exhibits
in
the
right
hand,
and
while
the
eyes
of
the
company
are
attracted
to
the
ball,
lowers
the
left
arm,
allowing
the
ball
to
run
down
the
sleeve
into
the
hand,
whence
it
is
immediately
dropped
into
the
pochette
on
that
side.
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