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Volney Lapuc

French traveler who comments on American slavery.

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Also known as Volney

Volney Lapuc shows up with force in Truth Stranger Than Fiction. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Jane's lover; attempts to rescue her with a rope ladder but is shot and killed by the planter.

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