

Devant does not really know what a grim business conjuring can be. I have a number of conjuring tricks that repose in the box-room until my children, entertaining a friend or two, suddenly remember their existence and demand that I conjure for them. Now, I am one of those wretched dabblers. I admit that he will not denounce me by name but nevertheless you will find that he refers very contemptuously to those wretched amateur dabblers in conjuring who buy a few tricks, spend no time and patience on learning how to present those tricks properly, and then imagine that they are-in any sense of the word-conjurers. David Devant, you will find that he in his turn will only denounce me. The trouble is that, while I am about to praise Mr. THIS is going to be a somewhat one-sided business. My Magic Life by David Devant Next | Previous | Table of Contents | Home Page


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