[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) › c9.83 # The World of Courtesans c9.83 The World of Courtesans c9.83 - **Language:** English ### [c9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.83) Before going home she asked the sage to resume his vocation. "My darling," he cried, pricked by love as by a knife-point, "What does it mean? How can you be so cynical? What has become of your superlative fondness for me?" "Holy Sir," she replied with a smile, "you saw the girl who just confessed defeat before the royal retinue. She and I once had a tiff, and she said with a sneer, 'You boast as if you had seduced Marichi.' So I wagered my freedom and went into the business. And I won. Thank you so much." The sage returned to the forest. - [Previous: c9.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.82) - [Next: c9.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.84) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c9.83) · Pramāṇa