1. Right middle-finger.
2. Right fore-finger.
| 1. Right fore-finger. | 2. Left hand. |
10. TO TIE A KNOT ON THE LEFT WRIST, WITHOUT LETTING THE RIGHT HAND APPROACH IT.
Take a piece of thick pliant string by each end, and with a quick jerk of the right hand cast a loop on it as in [Fig. 1]. The jerk must be given upwards and towards the left hand, and its impetus will cause the loop to run up the string until it falls over the left wrist, as in [Fig. 2]. The moment that the forward jerk is given the right hand should be drawn back, so that the loop is drawn tight directly it has settled on the wrist. Both ends should be let fall when the knot is firm. This is a very nice little sleight of hand to practice in the intervals between more showy tricks, and, although rather difficult to learn, is soon acquired.