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This is a quick and easy method of securing any desired number of cards in the right hand. The procedure is as follows:

1. Hold the pack in the left hand vertically, face outwards, in position for the top thumb count (page 198), the left arm bent to bring the hand about opposite the second vest button.

2. With the left thumb count off the desired number of cards and slip its tip into the break.

3. Bring the right hand over the pack, the fingers at the outer end, the thumb at the inner end, and, under cover of a half turn to the left, palm the separated packet in the right hand, the left thumb aiding the action by pressing upwards, Fig. 1.

4. Immediately square the ends of the pack with the right thumb and fingers and then grip it between them at the right corners.

5. Square the sides of the deck with the left thumb and fingers, then remove the left hand, leaving the pack gripped between the right thumb and first finger at the extreme right corners.

The fact that the moment the back of the pack comes into view, the left thumb is seen pressing down on it, seems to preclude any possibility of palming.