Borg. Let us go up to St. Martin’s or down through the Vallesian Quarter to the Villa Rasa Street.
Caban. From that place to the tennis court (sphaeristerium) of Barzius, or, if you prefer, to that of the Masconi.
Games—Ball
Borg. Have you also in France, public grounds for games like ours?
Scin. As to other French cities, I cannot answer you. I know that there is none in Paris, but there are many private grounds, for example, in the suburbs of St. James, St. Marcellus, and St. Germanus.
Caban. And in the city itself the most famous, which is called Braccha.
Borg. Is the game played in the same way as here?
Scin. Exactly so, except that the teacher there furnishes playing shoes and caps.
Borg. What sort are they?
Scin. The shoes are made of felt.