to the various men, that on a certain day her daughter would remain with the man who would gratify such and such a desire of hers.

When young men approach her with delight, she should think of what she may accomplish through them.

The combination of gains and losses on all sides are gain on one side, and loss on all others; loss on one side and gain on all others; gain on all sides, loss on all sides.

A courtesan should also consider doubts about gain and doubts about loss with reference both to wealth, religious merit, and pleasure.

Thus ends the consideration of gain, loss, attendant gains, attendant losses, and doubts.

The different kinds of courtesans are:

• A bawd


• A female attendant


• An unchaste woman


• A dancing girl


• A female artisan


• A woman who has left her family


• A woman living on her beauty


• And, finally, a regular courtesan

Thus end the considerations of courtesans.

There are also two verses on the subject as follows:

`Men want pleasure, while women want money, and therefore this part, which treats of the means of gaining wealth, should be studied.'

`There are some women who seek for love, and there are others who seek for money; for the former the ways of love are told in previous portions of this work, while the ways of getting money, as practised by courtesans, are described in this part.