The World of Courtesans c10.122

c10.122

The Vita's walk ends in a visit to the house of the rogue (*dhurta*) Vishvalaka and his beloved Sunanda. They are usually behind closed doors. Vishvalaka had lost everything. He was like a naked Digambara. He had only his body. Though penniless, he refused to leave Sunanda. He was like a crow who refuses to cross the village boundary. With the passing away of her youth, she seems like an unwanted dry forest river. She follows Vishvalaka everywhere. It is not right to leave this pair without chatting with them. "I must shout. Who lives here? Well, I hear wooden sandals tapping the floor. They sound like the clatter of a galloping horse. This must be Vishvalaka. Yes, there is a response! Well, what did you say?"