IV
“The ring, so worn as you behold,
so thin, so pale, is yet of gold.”
George Crabbe
Tricks with rings always have a fine effect, for the reason that they are done with a borrowed article and therefore appear to be of an impromptu nature. The various sleights already learned in connection with coins are nearly all applicable to rings. The regular palm, the tourniquet, the thumb grip, and the finger holds can all be applied to rings. It is not necessary, therefore, for me to repeat the details; but there is one special sleight, applicable to rings only, which must be mentioned. We will suppose that you wish to exchange a borrowed ring for a duplicate of your own. Secretly place the duplicate on the end of your right second finger and bend the finger into the palm.
Hold the right index finger extended and receive the borrowed ring on its top joint. In turning toward your table, bend the forefinger inwards, extend the middle finger, and let the duplicate fall from it onto a plate or into a glass. The exchange is made and you have possession of the borrowed ring.
Note here that, whenever possible, you should borrow a wedding ring. Thus you not only avoid accidents, such as a stone dropping out and being lost, but you are always sure that your duplicate can be shown openly and will be taken for the original. Such rings can be obtained at any of the five and ten stores.
I. ACCESSORIES
The following articles are of general utility in tricks with rings.
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