The World of Courtesans c13.16

c13.16

Kovalan passed through the *vesha* quarters. He saw lofty buildings. Crowned kings frequented this area secretly. The courtesans here were proficient in music and dance. Young men who were living with those courtesans, and new initiates both refused to leave those mansions without listening to their music and to the interesting conversation of these women skilled in the sixty-four arts.