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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 52 | 36 LATEST MAGIC The right hand lifts the first cover, pressing its sides sufficiently to lift the die within it, exposing the ball, and in bringing it down again lands it close to one of the wells of the table. The exposed ball is picked up with the left hand, and while the attention of the company is attracted in that direc- tion, the die is allowed to slide out of its case into the well, after which the ball and cover are brought forward and handed to someone of the company. The other two balls are now uncovered in the same way, but in this case the dice may be left in their covers, the offer of the first cover, found empty as above, having sufficiently proved that they really disappear. "Well, we have got our three billiard-balls. Good, SO far. Next, can any gentleman oblige me with the loan of a billiard table? Nobody offers: that's unfortunate. Well, does any gentleman happen to have a cue about him. No again ? Well, perhaps it would be 'cuerious' if any gen- tleman had. I beg your pardon, it slipped out unawares. It shall not occur again. "It's unfortunate that I can't borrow a billiard table and a cue, because it prevents my showing you my celebrated break of ninety-three off the red with my eyes shut. When I showed it to Gray, he turned green, but that is another story. You don't believe it? Well, I told you it was a story. "Anyhow, as we have got the balls, we must do something with them." |