The World of Courtesans c10.137

c10.137

Vishvilaka then asks the Vita which of the four kinds of love-making he himself prefers—the act of love after the abatement of anger, the act of love just after the first meeting, making love before starting on a journey or after returning from a long journey. The Vita is of the opinion that making love just after the first meeting is not a pleasant act. The couple is not intimately acquainted. Making love at the time of one's departure is not to his taste, since as a rule a woman weeps at that time. The act of love just after the return of the lover from a long journey is usually lacking in warmth. Making love after flattering women was in his opinion the most satisfactory of all. He is asked how one can avoid getting cheated by a courtesan; the Vita asserts that the best way to avoid such an experience is not to go near her. However, it is not an important matter for men of the Vita's class.