The World of Courtesans c8.266

c8.266

Women, or more properly, courtesans, were divided into superior, middle and low types. The woman of the superior class remained unperturbed even when she was offended and refused to speak harshly. She lost her temper only for a short while. She loved men who were accomplished in various arts and crafts or wealthy men of aristocratic birth or those who were adept in love play. She was full of physical charm, sweet-tempered, never spoke ill of others, and acted in an appropriate manner at the right time. The woman of the middle type desired men and was in turn desired by them. She was experienced in *ars amoris*. But she was jealous and proud. Her anger was shortlived and she could be pacified in a moment. A woman of the low class was peevish, ill-natured, proud, fickle-minded and harsh