The World of Courtesans c9.95

c9.95

The jailer was a pompous and vain fool. He imagined himself a lady-killer; he threatened torture and advised him to return the magic wallet and all his ill-gotten gains. But Apaharavarman refused to do this. Soon the nurse came to see him and they carried out their plan. She said that she had informed Dhanamitra that his friend was in jail for drunkenness. She had also instructed him to inform the king that the magic purse had been stolen by the husband of Ragamanjari and that he had been caught by the police during a thieving expedition. The king was told that he was ready to surrender the wallet if the royal pardon was granted to him.