Pick A Number, 1 to 10

"Actually," Karyn said. "I was thinking of something a little less life-threatening, like guessing a number from 1 to 10, or something." "Okay, what am I thinking of?" "No. Write it down, so I know if it works or not." "Okay." Jon took out a pen and wrote on a piece of paper the number he picked. "I got it. What is it?" "Nine." "That's right!" Jon wrote down another number and looked up with a smile. He wrote down a number that was **not** between 1 and 10, just to throw Karyn. "How about now?" "Twenty-six." Jon was shocked. "That's right. Wait, why did you pick that number?" "I saw you smiling and thought you might have put something down that **wasn't** from 1 to 10. I guess I was right." "You didn't look, did you?" "No, of course not. But this shows us that the necklace works. I really do have good luck. In fact, I have the best luck." "So, what now?"