Our magic : the art in magic, the theory of magic, the practice of magic (1911)
Maskelyne, Nevil, 1863-1924 · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 333
MULTIPLICATION 315 formance. But, as pointed out in the first part of this book, that rule does not apply to an effect like the present. If it is wonderful to see one ball pro- duced, it is more wonderful to see two balls, and then three. The fourth is considered more wonderful still, but were… … Figure 4. obtaining these balls or any suspiciously unnatural movement used, then it would not bear the repeti- tion which, as it is, forms the perplexing part of this feat. Our conjurer, having proved the two balls solid stretches out the hand containing them, holding one ball between the thumb…
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