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I had seen the Magic Shop from a distance several times ." That's a good trick , ' I said , laughing , ' Isn't it ? ' said the shopman . Gip reached out to take the ball , but the shopman's hand was empty . ' It's in your pocket , ' said the shopman , and there it was ! ' How much will that be ? ' I asked . We don't charge for glass balls , ' said the shopman politely " We get them free .It had a window full of interesting objects - magic balls , packs of cards and all kinds of other things .I was very surprised I hadn't thought the shop was in Regent Street .I had thought it was round the corner in Oxford Street or even in Piccadilly .' He pointed to something called the Disappearing Egg .Gip silently put the four balls in his pocket , then took ho of my finger again .One day I was with my son , Gip .We were walking along Regent Street when we passed the shop .Gip took hold of my finger and pulled me up to the window .' He pointed to an object with a card beside it .The card said , ' Buy One and Astonish Your Friends .' He picked another ball out of his elbow he spoke , and another from the back of his neck .Gip looked at them .may ' You have those too , ' said the shopman , ' and here's another one .I had passed by it once or twice .But I'd never thought about going inside .But there it was right in front of us .' Look , Daddy , ' he said .' If I were rich , I'd buy myself that .' Or that .He laid them both on the counter .' He took another glass ball out of his mouth .

I had seen the Magic Shop from a distance several times . I had passed by it once or twice . It had a window full of interesting objects - magic balls , packs of cards and all kinds of other things . But I'd never thought about going inside . One day I was with my son , Gip . We were walking along Regent Street when we passed the shop . I was very surprised I hadn't thought the shop was in Regent Street . I had thought it was round the corner in Oxford Street or even in Piccadilly . But there it was right in front of us . Gip took hold of my finger and pulled me up to the window . ' Look , Daddy , ' he said . ' If I were rich , I'd buy myself that . ' He pointed to something called the Disappearing Egg . ' Or that . ' He pointed to an object with a card beside it . The card said , ' Buy One and Astonish Your Friends . " I It's less than a hundred days to your birthday , Gip , ' I said . put my hand on the door handle . Would you like to have a look inside ? Gip didn't answer , but he held onto my finger more tightly . And so we went into the shop . 1,23 Regent Street , Oxford Street , Picadilly ; streets in Central London with many shops
W21 This was not an ordinary shop ; it was a magic shop . It small and narrow , and rather dark . We looked round . There was a china hand holding magic cards , some magic fish - bow in different sizes and a magic hat . On the floor were magic mirrors . One mirror made you look long and thin , and another mirror made you look short and fat . We were laughing at ourselves in the mirrors when the shopman appeared . behind the counter - a strange , dark man with one ear larger We hadn't noticed him come in . But suddenly there he wa than the other . ' How can I help you ? " he said , spreading his long , magic fingers on the counter . ' I want to buy my little boy a few simple tricks , ' I said . ' Um ! " said the shopman . He paused for a moment as if he was thinking , Then suddenly he took a glass ball from his head . ' Something like this ? " he said , holding it out . " That's a good trick , ' I said , laughing , ' Isn't it ? ' said the shopman . Gip reached out to take the ball , but the shopman's hand was empty . ' It's in your pocket , ' said the shopman , and there it was ! ' How much will that be ? ' I asked . We don't charge for glass balls , ' said the shopman politely " We get them free . ' He picked another ball out of his elbow he spoke , and another from the back of his neck . He laid them both on the counter . Gip looked at them . may ' You have those too , ' said the shopman , ' and here's another one . ' He took another glass ball out of his mouth . Gip silently put the four balls in his pocket , then took ho of my finger again . I suppose you buy your tricks from a wholesale magic
16 shop " I asked she ' No , sir , ' said the shopman . There isn't a whole for genuine magic goods . Our shop is the only Genuine Magic shop ' He took a business cand out of his pocket and handed it to me . ' Genuine Magic , ' he repeated The shopman turned to Gip and smiled at him in a friendly way You , you know , are the Right Sort of Boy , ' he said . ' Only the Right Sort of Boy gets through that doorway At that moment , we heard someone banging on the doo Then the door handle started moving up and down . A child voice cried out angrily , ' I WANT to go in there , Daddy I WANT to go in there ! " Then a man said in a tired voice , The door's locked , Edward . But it isn't locked , ' I said in surprise ' It is , sir , ' said the shopman , ' always for that sort of child . ' As he spoke , we saw the child's face at the window . It was pale from eating too many sweets . I moved to the door to open it . ' It's no good , sir , ' said the shopman . It won't After a time , the child was carried away , screaming , How did you do that ? " I asked . try and c open . ' Magic ! ' said the shopman , waving his hand carelessly . You were saying before you came in , ' he said to Gip , ' that you would like to buy one of our ' Buy One and Astonish Your Friends ' boxes ? ' Yes , ' said Gip in surprise . ' It's in your pocket , ' said the shopman . He leaned over the counter and took a box out of Gip's pocket . ' And you wanted a Disappearing Egg too . ' He took an egg out of my coat pocket . He packed it up in a box and handed it to Gip Suddenly , I felt something moving about in my hat . I took my hat off quickly . A pigeon dropped out and ran on the counter