tricks

• He did not understand how our tricks were done, but by this time he was convinced that they were tricks, and that was enough to make him superior to the gullible. —  The Game--Laurie King--Mary Russell 07
• Threats, manipulation, interference with liberty, all our tricks are the same, in essence. —  The Rattle-Rat - Janwillem van de Wetering - Grijstra-de Gier 10
• But the Aïssaoua have reason to be prudent in the performances of these tricks, as I will prove. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
• These tricks were the result of a peculiar formation in the mountebank's throat, but, if he had lived among the Aïssaoua, he would assuredly have been the leading man of the company. —  Memoirs of Robert-Houdin
• That peculiarity has been passed on to me in full strength; it has often stood me in good stead; it has sometimes played me sad tricks, and it has always been a danger. —  The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley V.1

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