The World of Courtesans c11.148

c11.148

In the Eighth Chapter, Kalavatī informed the bawd that her lover proved a very strong partner. Kankali told her that all that strength was a consequence of his wealth. However, in order to get a firm hold on him, she planned a clever ruse In a cunning manner, she got the client to part with the ornaments he had brought with him. He left the house, taking a hidden path which she pointed to him. In order to get rid of the *viṭas* accompanying him, she informed all of them that they had brought in a robber in the guise of a merchant She said that this robber had bolted with Kalavatī's ornaments She told them that he could as well have murdered her. In the course of mutual recriminations there was such an outcry from her that the *viṭas* thought it best to clear off at once.