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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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This
trick
is
based
upon
a
kind
of
double
entendre,
which,
though
apparently
obvious,
is
rarely
seen
through
by
the
audience
if
performed
in
a
quick
and
lively
manner.
The
secret
lies
in
the
performer
interpreting
the
touching
of
the
cards
in
two
different
senses,
as
may
best
suit
his
purpose.
If
the
chosen
card
is
not
among
the
cards
touched,
he
interprets
the
touching
as
meaning
that
the
cards
touched
are
rejected,
and
to
be
returned
to
the
pack.
If
the
card
is
among
those
touched,
he
interprets
the
touching
in
the
opposite
sense,--namely,
that
the
cards
touched
are
to
be
retained,
and
the
others
rejected.
If
he
is
lucky
in
the
cards
touched,
it
may
happen
that
he
is
able
to
interpret
the
touching
in
the
same
sense
throughout
the
trick,
in
which
case
there
will
be
no
clue
whatever
to
the
secret;
but
even
in
the
opposite
case,
where
he
is
compelled
to
put
aside
first
the
cards
touched
and
then
the
cards
not
touched,
the
difference
generally
passes
unnoticed
by
the
spectators,
or,
if
noticed,
is
put
down
as
a
slip
on
the
part
of
the
performer,
rather
than
as
being,
as
it
really
is,
the
key
to
the
trick.
Where
the
performer
is
proficient
in
sleight-of-hand,
the
above
may
be
worked
up
into
a
really
brilliant
trick.
Any
indifferent
card
being
drawn
and
returned,
is
brought
to
the
top
by
the
pass,
palmed,
and
the
pack
shuffled.
Eight
cards
are
laid
out,
and
the
drawn
card
revealed
as
above.
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