[44] "Poisoner!"

[45] The state of collapse, characteristic of cholera, when the body becomes cold.

[46] Almost the whole alley died. An official report stated that there were over thirty cases in a single hour.

Transcriber's Notes:

- hyphenation, spelling and grammar have been preserved as in the original (other than as listed below)

- Italian and Neapolitan sentences have been preserved as in the original (other than as listed below)

Page 72, straight down there?' ==> straight down there?"

Page 158, foremost to defend.' ==> foremost to defend."

Page 186, et de Mise en Scéne ==> et de Mise en Scène

Page 251, Don Petrucchio's Farmacia ==> Don Petruccio's Farmacia