The World of Courtesans c8.190

c8.190

When the courtesan took a lover, she praised him for his virtues and showed him her readiness to learn the sixtyfour erotic postures from him. She concealed her bodily defects, allowed him to fondle her and to steal a kiss when she was asleep. When their intimacy grew, she herself embraced him. There were other means by which she showed her love for him She looked at him when he was engrossed in thought, she peeped at him from her house as he passed along the main road and when this was detected, she made a display of bashfulness. She tried to identify herself with his likes and dislikes. But her temper was roused if she found out that he was in love with some other woman. She expressed her love for him through gestures, and also praised him for his pious deeds