The World of Courtesans c10.34

c10.34

*If this should prove to be a picnic rig* (goshthiyanam),
*Its occupants not peevishly inclined:*
*Some noble lady's waiting carriage trig;*
*Or rich man's coach, that leaves the town behind—*
*And if it empty be, fate proving kind,*
*'T would seem a godsend to my anxious mind.*
(Ryder, *VI. 4.*)