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Harrington Gardens

This place is the town where Kitty's family lives in England.

Hong Kong

This location is where Walter and Kitty live at the outset of the story.

Mei-tan-fu

This place is a province afflicted with a cholera epidemic that has claimed the lives of a large percentage of the residents.

Tao

This is a religion that is very popular in China.

Cholera

This is an infection which is taking the lives of many people.

The Convent

This place serves as a dwelling, but also as an orphanage for the many abandoned children and an infirmary for the many sick people.

Goldsmith's Elegy

This poem is about a rabid dog who bit a man.

The Bungalow

This is where Kitty and Walter live, across the river from the town infested with cholera.

The Convent Infirmary

This is an area the nuns forbid Kitty from entering.

Bahamas

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