The World of Courtesans c8.254

c8.254

The attitude displayed by women in different walks of life towards their sleeping lovers varied considerably. A lady in a high position awakened him by the sweet tinkling of her ornaments but the courtesans used sweet perfumes for this purpose. The maid-servant (*preshya*), however, fanned him and this was accompanied by sweet words, punctuated with sighs. Naturally, in the meeting of lovers, gifts of ornaments, garments, perfumes and garlands played an important part.