The World of Courtesans c7.56

c7.56

But in spite of all the comforts provided in the bars, trouble was always expected from bad characters who managed to visit them under false pretences. In order to protect the customers against these elements, detectives were employed to keep an eye on their expenditure and to check whether they were regular visitors or strangers to the place These shrewd detectives ascertained the value of the dress, ornaments and gold of the customers when they lay senseless on the floor after heavy bouts of drinking. If they had lost anything while they lay thus inebriated, the bar-tender was not only forced to make good the loss, but also made to pay a fine equivalent to the value of the article they had lost