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Sydney was the terminus of my pleasure trip. In the beginning of my acquaintance with the city I became temporarily domiciled in an unpretentious tenement in a narrow street in the vicinity of Hyde Park. All narrow streets may not be the same; but a casual inspection of a few others failed to discern any striking difference. They are usually the foundation on which slum areas are built. The narrower and more crooked the streets are the quicker the place becomes a slum area.
The women called it 'Our Avenue,' because that sounded genteel. I was told it was a quiet place, and that I would find life very dull there. However, I found it quite exciting.