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a. The purpose of this sleight is to provide a method of palming the face card of the deck in the right hand indetectibly.

1. Hold the pack face down in the right hand at the ends near the right corners between the first and second fingers and the thumb.

2. In the act of placing the pack in the left hand let the tip of the left forefinger press on the outer index of the face card, causing it to protrude on the right side of the deck, Fig. 1.

3. When the motion of the right hand has caused the card to be jogged about half an inch, curl the left second finger and press its tip on the face card about half an inch to the left of the first finger tip. Straighten this second finger causing the lower end of the face card to twist outwards and bringing it into the position most favorable for palming, Fig. 1.

4. Grasp the pack with the left hand and at the same moment palm the card in the right hand by slightly contracting the second, third and fourth fingers and the thumb, the forefinger remaining extended, pointing towards the pack, at the completion of its transfer to the left hand.

The action must be accompanied by a slight turn to the left, bringing the back of the right hand towards the spectators. It can be done in an instant and without disarranging the rest of the cards in the slightest degree.

b. This method of palming is used in most cases for a color change. The curling of the right forefinger on the top of the pack seems to pre-elude any possibility of palming and also exposes a great part of the back of the pack. The low position of the right wrist prevents the spectators on the operator’s right from observing the movement of the face card. Here is the method:

1. Hold the deck in the right hand, the thumb lying along the inner end, the outer end grasped between the second, third and fourth fingers, and the first finger curled on the back. Hold the wrist low so that the palm of the hand is on the same plane as the top of the pack, Fig. 2.

2. Place the deck upon the left palm, much as for dealing, but with the left thumb lying along the left side, Fig. 2.

3. Draw back the left fingers under the pack, holding them rigid, until the tip of the third finger rests against the right side of the face card near its inner corner, and with it push the card to the right until it extends diagonally from the pack about an inch, Fig. 3.

4. Grasp this card between the top joint of the right little finger and the right side of the palm.

5. Carry the pack away in the left hand, bend the right second, third and fourth fingers, curling the card up into the palm and straighten the right forefinger, pointing with it to the pack.