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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 58 | 48 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. tape-C D-to be seen, but concealing from the spectators that you have hold of two pieces, one a very long one, and the other only about five inches long. You can then say: "Now I have to join these two ends, and to restore the tape Fig. 19. whole as at first." You then turn the little piece C 1- c D round the piece y, which is in your left hand, and you tie a knot with the ends of that little piece. y You must not tie this knot very tight, and after you have tied it, you drop the other end of the tape alto- gether out of your right hand. The appearance which the tapes will then have is represented in Fig. 19. That is, you will seem to hold the equally divided pieces of the long tape joined in a knot at y, whereas in fact it is only tho small end piece C D, tied round the middle of the long tape, which you hold between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand. Exhibit the knot to the company, and say : "I admit that this knot hardly looks liko a perfect restoration ; I must employ my best art to get rid of its unsightly appearance." Ask some one to hold, at about three yards' dis- tanco, the end marked with small d, retaining hold of the centre-at y-in your left hand, which quite COV- d A ers the knot. Tell yourfriend to wind the tape round his hand, and, while pretending to show him how to do this, by winding the part which you hold round your left hand, slide away towards your right the loose knot un- der your right hand. Then, holding out the end of the tape A towards another friend, to hold at about three yards' distance to the right, slip from off the long tape the little movable knot un- der your right hand, just before he takes hold of this end of the tape. Conceal in your right hand the little end-piece of tape, until you can get rid of it into your pocket, or into any unob- served spot. Blow upon your left hand, which is supposed still to cover the knot, saying "Knot, begone ! Tako up your left hand, and show the tape to be free from any knot, or join from one end of it to the other. - |