V2, Chap 15 (Sahha), I, p 462 - "...a Strait Street, a Gut."

[Richard Ryan]

[Apologies for not posting more this round, folks - been under the
weather and behind the eight ball.  Will catch up in the next day or
two. -- RR]


     At last [Paola] looked back at Profane: "You're coming to Malta, Ben?"
    "'No," but weak.
    "Why?" he said.  "Malta never showed me anything.  Anywhere you
care to go in the Med there is a Strait Street, a Gut."

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I imagine there have been earlier postings on the list referencing
Strait Street and "the Gut" in Malta but see this colorful personal
reminiscence on TripAdvisor:

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g190328-d507161-r5009153-Strait_Street-Valletta_Island_of_Malta.html

A nice photo of Strait Street in "the Gut" (Valetta's red light district):

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6171585




-- 
Richard Ryan
New York and the World
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The remedy for unpredictability, for the chaotic uncertainty
of the future, is contained in the faculty to make and keep promises.
    -- Hannah Arendt