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Part six, chapters three and four
of the Kimasutra. This LibriVox recording is

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in the public domain and is read
by Mark Smith of Simpsonville, South Carolina.

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The Kimasutra by Vatsiayana, Part six, Chapter three, of the means

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of getting money, of the signs
of the change of a lover's feelings,

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and of the way to get rid
of him. Money is got out of

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a lover in two ways, that
is, by natural or lawful means,

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and by artifices. Old authors are
of opinion that when a courtesan can get

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as much money as she wants from
her lover, she should not make use

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of artifice. But Vatsiayana lays down
that though she may get some money from

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him by natural means, yet when
she makes use of artifus, he gives

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her doubly more. And therefore artifasts
should be resorted to for the purpose of

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extorting money from him at all events. Now the artifice is to be used

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for getting money from her lover are
as follows. First taking money from him

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on different occasions for the purpose of
purchasing various articles such as ornaments, food,

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drink, flowers, perfumes, and
cloths and either not buying them or

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getting from him more than their cost. Second, praising his intelligence to his

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face. Third pretending to be obliged
to make gifts on occasion of festivals connected

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with vows trees, gardens, temples, or tanks. Footnote. On the

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completion of a vow, a festival
takes place. Some trees, such as

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the peepul and Banyan trees are invested
with sacred threads like the Brahmins, and

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on the occasion of this ceremony,
a festival is given. In the same

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way when gardens are made and tanks
or temples built, then also festivals are

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observed and footnote. Fourth pretending that
at the time of going to his house

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house her jewels have been stolen,
either by the King's guards or by robbers.

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Fifth alleging that her property has been
destroyed by fire, by the falling

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of her house, or by the
carelessness of her servants. Sixth pretending to

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have lost the ornaments of her lover
along with her own. Seventh causing him

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to hear through other people of the
expenses incurred by her in coming to see

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him. Eighth contracting debts for the
sake of her lover. Ninth disputing with

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her mother on account of some expense
incurred by her for her lover, and

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which was not approved of by her
mother. Tenth not going to parties and

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festivities in the houses of her friends
for the want of presents to make to

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them, she having previously informed her
lover of the valuable presence given to her

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by these very friends. Eleventh,
not performing certain festive rites under the pretense

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that she has no no money to
perform them with. Twelfth, engaging artists

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to do something for her lover.
Thirteen, entertaining physicians and ministers for the

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purpose of attaining some object Fourteenth assisting
friends and benefactors, both on festive occasions

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and in misfortune, Fifteenth performing household
rites. Sixteen having to pay the expenses

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of the ceremony of marriage of the
son of a female friend. Seventeen,

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having to satisfy curious wishes during her
state of pregnancy, Eighteen pretending to be

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ill and charging her cost of treatment. Nineteen, having to remove the troubles

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of a friend. Twentieth selling some
of her ornaments so as to give her

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lover a present. Twenty First pretending
to sell some of her ornaments furniture or

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cooking eut til tenseils to a trader
who has been already tutored how to behave

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in the matter. Twenty second,
having to buy cooking utensils of greater value

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than those of other people, so
that they might be more easily distinguished and

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not changed for others of an inferior
description. Twenty third, remembering the former

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favors of her lover and causing them
always to be spoken of by her friends

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and followers. Twenty fourth, informing
her lover of the great gains of other

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courtesans. Twenty fifth, describing before
them, and in the presence of her

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lover, her own great gains,
and making them out to be greater even

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than theirs, though such may not
have been really the case. Twenty sixth,

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openly opposing her mother when she endeavors
to persuade her to take up with

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men with whom she has been formally
acquainted, on account of the great gains

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to be got from them. Twenty
seventh, lastly pointing out to her lover

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the liberality of his rivals. Thus
end the ways and means of getting money.

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A woman should always know the state
of the mind, of the feelings,

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and of the disposition of her lover
towards her, from the changes of

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his temper, his manner, and
the color of his face. The behavior

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of a waning lover is as follows. First, he gives the woman either

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less than is wanted or something else
than that which is asked for. Second,

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he keeps her in hopes by promises. Third, he pretends to do

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one thing and does something else.
Fourth, he does not fulfill her desires.

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Fifth, he forgets his promises or
does something else than that which he

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has promised. Sixth, he speaks
with his own servants in a mysterious way.

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Seventh he sleeps in some other house
under the pretense of having to do

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something for a friend. Eighth.
Lastly, he speaks in private with the

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attendance of a woman with whom he
was formerly acquainted. Now, when a

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Kurutuzan finds that her lover's disposition towards
her is changing, she should get possession

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of all his best things before he
becomes aware of her intentions, and allow

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a supposing creditor to take them away
forcibly from her in satisfaction of some pretended

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debt. After this, if the
lover is rich and has always behaved well

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towards her, she should ever treat
him with respect. But if he is

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poor and destitute, she should get
rid of him, as if she had

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never been acquainted with him in any
way before. The means of getting rid

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of a lover are as follows.
First, describing the habits and vices of

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the lover as disagreeable and censurable,
with the sneer of the lip and the

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stamp of the foot. Second,
speaking on a subject with which he is

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not acquainted. Third, showing no
admiration for his learn earning and passing a

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censure upon it. Fourth, putting
down his pride. Fifth, seeking the

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company of men who are superior to
him in learning in wisdom. Sixth,

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showing a disregard for him on all
occasions. Seventh censuring men possessed of the

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same faults as her lover. Eighth, expressing dissatisfaction at the ways and means

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of enjoyment used by him, Ninth, not giving him her mouth to kiss,

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Tenth, refusing access to her jagana, that is the part of the

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body between the navel and the thighs. Eleven showing a dislike for the wounds

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made by his nails and teeth,
twelve, not pressing close up against him

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at the time when he embraces her, thirteen, keeping her limbs without movement

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at the time of congress, fourteen, desiring him to will employ her when

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he is fatigued, fifteenth, laughing
at his attachment to her, sixteenth,

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not responding to his embraces seventeen,
turning away from him when he begins to

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embrace her, eighteenth, pretending to
be sleepy. Nineteenth, going out,

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visiting or into company when she perceives
his desire to enjoy her during the daytime,

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twentieth, misconstruing his words. Twenty
first, laughing without any joke or

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at the time of any joke made
by him, laughing under some pretense,

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twenty second, looking with sigh glances
at her own attendants and clapping her hands

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when he says anything. Twenty third, interrupting him in the middle of his

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stories and beginning to tell other stories
herself. Twenty fourth, reciting his faults

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and his vices and declaring them to
be in curable. Twenty fifth, saying

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words to her female attendants calculated to
cut the heart of her lover to the

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quick, twenty sixth taking care not
to look at him when he comes to

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her twenty seventh, asking him what
cannot be granted twenty eighth, and after

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all, finally dismissing him. There
are also two verses on this subject.

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As follows, the duty of a
courtesan consists in forming connections with suitable men

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after due and full consideration, and
attaching the person with whom she is united

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to herself, and obtaining wealth from
the person who is attached to her,

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and then dismissing him after she has
taken away all his possessions. A courtesan

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leading in this manner, the life
of a wife is not troubled with too

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many lovers, and yet obtains abundance
of wealth. Chapter four about reunion with

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a former lover. When a courtesan
abandons her present lover after all his wealth

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is exhausted, she may then consider
about her reunion with a former lover.

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But she should return to him only
if he has acquired fresh wealth or is

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still wealthy, and if he is
still attached to her, And if this

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man be living at the time with
some other women, she should consider well

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before she acts. Now, such
a man can only be in one of

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the six following conditions. First,
he may have left the first woman of

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his own accord, and may even
have left another woman since then. Second,

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he may have been driven away from
both women. Third, he may

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have left the one woman of his
own accord and be living with another woman.

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Fourth, there is no fourth given
in the text. Fifth, he

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may have been driven away from the
one woman and left the other of his

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own accord. Sixth, he may
have been driven away by the one woman

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and may be living with another.
On. Now, if the man has

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left both women of his own accord, he should not be resorted to on

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account of the fickleness of his mind
and his indifference to the excellencies of both

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of them. Two. As regards
the man who may have been driven away

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from both women, if he has
been driven away from the last one because

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the woman could get more money from
some other man, then he should be

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resorted to, for if attached to
the first woman, he would give her

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more money through vanity and emulation,
despite the other woman. But if he

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has been driven away by the woman
on account of his poverty or stinginess,

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he should not then be resorted to. Three. In the case of the

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man who may have left the one
woman of his own accord and been driven

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away by the other. If he
agrees to return to the former and give

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her plenty of money beforehand, then
he should be resorted to. Four.

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In the case of the man who
may have left the one woman of his

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own accord and be living with another
woman, the former wishing to take up

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with him again, should first ascertain
if he left her in the first instance,

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in the hope of finding some particular
excellence in the other woman, and

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that, not having found any such
excellence, he was willing to come back

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to her and give her much money
on account of his conduct and on account

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of his affections still existing for her, Or whether, having discovered many faults

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in the other woman, he would
now see even more excellences in herself than

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actually exist, and would be prepared
to give her much money for these qualities.

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Or lastly, to consider whether he
was a weak man, or a

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man fond of enjoying many women,
or one who liked a poor woman,

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or one who never did anything for
the woman that he was with. After

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maturely considering all these things, she
should resort to him or not, according

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to circumstances. Five. As regards
the man who may have been driven away

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from the one woman and left the
other of his own accord. The former

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woman wishing to reunite with him,
should first ascertain whether he still has any

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affection for her and would consequently spend
much money upon her, or whether,

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being attached to her excellent qualities,
he did not take delight in any other

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women, Or whether, being driven
away from her formerly before completely satisfying his

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sexual desires, he wished to get
back to her so as to be revenged

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for the injury done to him,
Or whether he wished to create confidence in

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her mind and then take back from
her the wealth which she formerly took from

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him, and finally destroy her.
Or lastly, whether he wished first to

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separate her from her present lover,
and then to break away from her himself.

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If after considering all these things,
she is of opinion that his intentions

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are really pure and honest, she
can reunite herself with him. But if

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his mind be at all tainted with
evil intentions, he should be avoided.

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Six. In the case of the
man who may have been driven away by

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one woman and be living with another, if the man makes overtures in return

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to the first one, the courtesan
should consider well before she acts and while

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the other woman is engaged in attracting
him to herself, she should try,

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in her turn, though keeping herself
behind the scenes, to gain him over

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on the grounds of any of the
following considerations. First that he was driven

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away unjustly and for no proper reason, and now that he has gone to

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another woman, every effort must be
used to bring him back to myself.

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Second that if he were once to
converse with me again, he would break

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away from the other woman. Third, that the pride of my present lover

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would be put down by means of
the former one. Fourth that he has

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become wealthy, has secured a higher
position, and holds a place of authority

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under the king. Fifth that he
is separate from his wife. Sixth that

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he is now independent. Seventh that
he lives apart from his father or brother.

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Eighth that by making peace with him, I shall be able to get

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hold of a very rich man who
is now prevented from coming to me by

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by present lover. Nine That as
he is not respected by his wife,

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I shall now be able to separate
him from her. Tenth that the friend

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of this man loves my rival,
who hates me cordially, I shall therefore

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by this means separate the friend from
his mistress. Eleventh and lastly, I

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shall bring discredit upon him by bringing
him back to me, thus showing the

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fickleness of his mind. When a
kurtaesan is resolved to take up again with

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a former lover, her Pithemurda and
other servants should tell him that his former

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expulsion from the woman's house will was
caused by the wickedness of her mother.

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That the woman loved him just as
much as ever at that time, but

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could not help the occurrence, on
account of her deference to her mother's will,

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that she hated the union of her
present lover and disliked him excessively.

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In addition to this, they should
create confidence in his mind by speaking to

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him of her former love for him, and should allude to the mark of

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that love that she has ever remembered. This mark of her love should be

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connected with some kind of pleasure that
may have been practiced by him, such

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as his way of kissing her or
manner of having connection with her. Thus,

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and the ways of bringing about a
reunion with a former lover. When

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a woman has to choose between two
lovers, one of whom was formerly united

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with her, while the other is
a stranger. The Acarias sages are of

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opinion that the first one is preferable, because his disposition and character, being

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already known by previous careful observation,
he can be easily pleased and satisfied.

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But vets Yayana thinks that a former
lover, having already spent a great deal

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of his wealth, is not able
or willing to give much money again,

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and is not therefore to be relied
upon so much as a stranger. Particular

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cases may, however, arise,
differing from this general rule, on account

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of the different natures of men.
There are also verses on the subject.

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As follows. Reunion with a former
lover may be desirable so as to separate

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some particular woman from some particular man, or some particular man from some particular

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woman, or to have a certain
effect upon the present lover. When a

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man is excessively attached to a woman, he is afraid of her coming into

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contact with other men. He does
not then regard or notice her faults,

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and he gives her much wealth through
fear of her leaving him. A courtesan

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should be agreeable to the man who
is attached to her and despise the man

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who does not care for her.
If while she is living with one man,

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a messenger comes to her from some
other man, she may either refuse

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to listen to any negotiations on his
part, or a point a fixed time

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for him to visit her. But
she should not leave the man who may

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be living with her and who may
be attached to her. A wise woman

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should only renew her connection with a
former lover if she is satisfied that good

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fortune, gain love, and friendship
are likely to be the result of such

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a reunion. End of Chapter four