The World of Courtesans c11.73

c11.73

The girl puts on an act for the benefit of her client She vows that her love is so deep that she has no use for money and throwing away her ornaments she runs away. This show of love and these references to the sacrifices made by her for the sake of her lover raises the courtesan in his esteem He remembers a courtesan who gave up her life when her lover died on the battlefield. He recalls another who committed suicide after her lover's death; a third burnt herself to death after the death of her lover, a fourth threw herself in the fire when her lover turned a monk.