6. THE FORCE
We have already seen that a card can be forced by means of the Hindu shuffle (see page 311). The following method, the indicator card force, can be used as an alternative Bring the desired card to the top of the pack and, as you approach a spectator, draw out about one-third of the bottom portion of the pack and shuffle overhand, jogging the first card. Insert the tip of the left little finger under the jogged card. It rests, therefore, on the back of the card you are about to force. Take off the top card of the deck, hand it to the spectator face up, and invite him to insert the card at any point as you ruffle the cards. Keeping the little finger in position, place the right thumb at the inner end of the deck and with the right second finger bend up the outer ends of all the cards; then let them escape in succession from the tip of the finger, illustrating what he is to do.
Bend the ends of the cards upwards again, and this time allow about onethird of the cards to escape rapidly; then slow the movement a little, thus making sure that the indicator will not be inserted too near the bottom of the pack but at a point a little below the card to be forced (Fig. 20). The moment the indicator card is pushed into the deck, drop all the rest of the cards on top of it (Fig. 21); turn the left hand, bringing the pack to a vertical position; with the right thumb push up the packet of cards above the little-finger level with the top of the indicator card; seize this card and the packet thus brought behind it and draw them away clear of the pack (Fig. 22). Turn the left hand to a horizontal position and hold the remaining packet out to the spectator to take the top card; that is, the force card.
It may happen that the indicator card will be inserted above the break held by the little finger. In that case keep the pack in a horizontal position, seize the inner end of the packet above the break with the right hand, hold the indicator card in place with the left thumb, and draw the packet away toward the body (Fig. 23). The indicator card will then lie face up on the force card; lift it off and have the spectator take the next, which he will believe he has chosen freely.
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