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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
708
It
will
be
remembered
that
to
all
appearance
a
half
body
was
resting
upon
a
small
table
standing
on
legs,
which
again
rested
upon
a
larger
table
likewise
upon
four
legs,
and
that
the
space
beneath
the
table
was
seen.
In
point
of
fact,
the
space
beneath
the
table
was
not
seen,
for
the
remaining
portion
of
the
visible
body
actually
stood
in
the
space
beneath
the
table.
The
table
was
really
upon
three
legs
placed
at
right
angles.
Between
the
middle
and
two
other
legs
were
two
plate-glass
mirrors,
fitted
closely
to
the
legs
and
the
top
of
the
table.
The
pattern
of
the
carpet
was
always
of
a
square
character,
and
the
table
was
so
placed
that
the
reflection
in
the
glass
formed
a
continuation
of
the
pattern,
thus
giving
an
appearance
of
space
and
a
continuity
of
surroundings.
The
fourth
leg
of
the
table
was
produced
by
a
very
simple
contrivance.
A
single
leg,
carved
similarly
to
the
legs
of
the
table,
was
concealed
behind
each
of
the
small
screens
which
bore
a
lamp,
and
on
each
leg
was
a
placard
bearing
the
letters
composing
the
name
of
Fatima,
but
written
thus--AMITAF,
so
that,
as
seen
in
the
glass,
they
appeared
FATIMA.
These
legs
were
so
placed
that
they
threw
their
reflections
in
such
a
way
as
to
continue
and
form
one
leg,
the
fourth
leg
of
the
table.
The
ground
plan,
as
given
here,
will
at
once
show
the
position
of
the
table
and
the
separate
legs.
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