1. BY THE THUMB GRIP
Hold the cigarette by its middle at the second joints of the first and second finger of the right hand (Fig. 6). Turn a little toward the left and bring the left hand, its back to the front and the fingers pointing downwards, in front of the right hand, the thumb behind it. Under cover of this screen, close the right fingers and put the cigarette in the thumb grip (Fig. 7), immediately straightening them as the left fingers close and appear to carry away the cigarette.
Move the left hand upwards in a diagonal direction to the left, agitating the fingers on the palm as if crumbling the cigarette to nothing; then open them, one by one, beginning with the little finger and show the hand empty. Fix your eyes on the left hand throughout and let the right hand fall naturally to the side. The following is a new starting point for the thumb grip: Hold the cigarette between the thumb below it and the first three fingers above it, the little finger being free; that is, in the position taken before knocking the ash from the tip (Fig. 8). Pass the little finger under the cigarette, release the thumb, and bend the second and third fingers slightly—the result being that the thumb end of the cigarette is levered straight into the thumb grip.
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