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It is usually in the apparently minor details of sleights that the really expert card-man shines, for he has learned from experience that the handling of cards must be natural and, above all, effortless, even the smallest actions being made in the simplest and best possible manner.

In the following sleight, the purpose of which is to jog a card secretly at the right side after its insertion in the end of the deck, ease of accomplishment is matched by absolute control of the card.

1. Riffle the end of the pack for the return of a chosen card, the pack being held in the left hand as for the thumb count, with the thumb flat against the side.

2. With the card inserted three-quarters of its length, place the right second and third fingers at the outer end of the projecting card near the left corner, and the thumb at the inner end of the deck near the left corner. Curl the right forefinger, placing its nail and its entire third joint flat upon the surface of the pack.

3. Push the card flush into the deck, the action automatically jogging the card an eighth of an inch at the inner right side. The jog is picked up by the left little finger at will for further control.