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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
672
“Will
some
gentleman
now
have
the
kindness
to
empty
his
breast-pocket,
and
allow
me
to
place
the
pack
in
it.”
(This
is
done.)
“Now
that
the
cards
are
placed
in
perfect
darkness,
I
will
endeavour,
by
virtue
of
that
five-fold
sensibility
of
touch
which
I
have
just
mentioned,
to
discover,
by
the
aid
of
my
fingers
only,
the
card
which
this
lady
drew.
To
make
my
task
still
more
difficult,
I
will
undertake
to
draw
the
card
at
such
number
as
you
yourselves
may
choose.
What
number
shall
it
be?”
(We
will
suppose
that
the
reply
is
“Seventh.”)
“Seventh,
be
it
so.
Then
six
times
in
succession
I
must
avoid
taking
the
drawn
card,
and
produce
it
on
the
seventh
occasion
only.
One,
two,
three,
four,
five,
six.”
(He
exhibits
six
cards
one
by
one,
taking
them
from
the
bottom
of
the
pack.)
“Now
to
find
the
lady’s
card!
Yes,
I
think
I
have
it.
Before
taking
it
out,
I
will
read
it
with
my
little
finger,
which
is
the
cleverest
of
the
five.
Yes!
It
is
not
a
small
card;
it
is
not
a
club,
nor
a
spade,
nor
yet
a
diamond.
It
is
the
king
of
----”
(He
draws
out
the
card,
and
places
it
face
downwards.)
“Will
you
be
good
enough,
madam,
to
finish
naming
the
card
before
I
turn
it
over,
and
we
shall
see
whether
my
little
finger
has
been
correct
in
its
assertions.”
(The
lady
names
the
king
of
hearts,
which
the
performer
forthwith
turns
up.)
“My
little
finger
was
right,
you
see.
Will
you
be
good
enough,
sir,
to
take
the
remainder
of
the
cards
out
of
your
pocket,
and
testify
that
the
experiment
has
really
been
performed
exactly
as
I
have
stated.”
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