The game finishes by dancing in this position
around the ring, repeating the verse once more.
CHAPTER XX GAMES OF ARITHMETIC
THOUGHT NUMBERS--MYSTICAL NINE--MAGIC HUNDRED--KING AND COUNSELLOR--
HORSE-SHOE NAILS--DINNER PARTY PUZZLE--BASKETS AND STONES, ETC.
HOW TO TELL ANY NUMBER THOUGHT OF
Ask any person to think of a number, say a certain number of dollars;
tell him to borrow that sum of some one in the company, and add the
number borrowed to the amount thought of. It will here be proper to
name the person who lends him the money, and to beg the one who makes
the calculation to do it with great care, as he may readily fall into
an error, especially the first time. Then say to the person: "I do not
lend you, but give you $10; add them to the former sum." Continue in
this manner: "Give the half to the poor, and retain in your memory the
other half." Then add: "Return to the gentleman, or lady, what you
borrowed, and remember that the sum lent you was exactly equal to the
number thought of." Ask the person if he knows exactly what remains;
he will answer "Yes". You must then say: "And I know also the number
that remains; it is equal to what I am going to conceal in my hand.
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