The World of Courtesans c11.101

c11.101

All these adventures in rural areas did not satisfy her. She decided to shift to the city again. As luck would have it she was employed as a wet-nurse for a minister's child. She put on a coral necklace and gold earrings and bracelets and used a shawl to drape her body. With good food her body regained its freshness. Once it so happened that as a result of her rich diet the child fell ill. The doctor prescribed light food for her and he gave her myrobalan juice. She continued to eat fish and paid no heed to the doctor's advice. She gave no thought to the welfare of the child and one night she stole its gold chain and fled.