[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c8.196 # The World of Courtesans c8.196 The World of Courtesans c8.196 - **Language:** English ### [c8.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.196) To gain the full confidence of her lover she fought with her mother, proclaiming her loyalty to him and threatening to kill herself if she was forced to unite with another person. She also managed to send a message to her lover through her secret helpers. She conveyed to him the message that for no fault of her own she was being forced by her mother to unite with another person. - [Previous: c8.195](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.195) - [Next: c8.197](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.197) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.196](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.196) · Pramāṇa