Val. So be it. Deal the cards!
Manr. As I wished, Castellus and I are on the same side. Valdaura and Tamayus are our opponents.
Val. Let us sit, as we are accustomed, crosswise.
Give me that reclining chair, so that I may lose more peacefully.
Tam. Place the footstool. Let us sit down in our places. Draw for the lead.
Val. It is my lead. You deal, Castellus.
Modes of Distribution of Cards
Cast. How? from the left to the right, according to the Belgian custom? or, on the contrary, according to Spanish custom, from the right to the left?
Val. By the latter custom, since we are playing the Spanish game and have thrown out the tens.