The World of Courtesans c10.109

c10.109

''How did I come to know of all this? There is nothing very complicated in all this. You wiped her face and your hand is smeared with collyrium; you fell at her feet and your hair is far from immaculately arranged. It seems that you have left your heart behind with her and have brought your body here. You wend your way with great difficulty like a ship tossed about by a heavy wind.''