No. 4. The Upright Spread

For this particular flourish, which has a surprising effect, you hold the pack upright in the light hand, face outwards. The thumb at the middle of one side, the fingers on the other side. (Fig. l).

With your left arm outstretched, back of the hand to the front and held vertically, you place the pack against the left palm. Spring the cards along the inside of the arm. (Fig. 2).

Bend the left fingers and grip the first cards of the row tightly against the palm of your hand, and with the right fingers, at the opposite end of the line of cards and stretched out as far as possible, press the cards under them firmly against the side of your arm. As much as possible of the faces of the cards should show above the arm.