The Inferno · Character
Popoffsky
A mysterious figure encountered during the narrator's wanderings in Paris.
minor
Also known as Frau Popoffsky, And Popoffsky, the Popoffsky
First appearance: ii st louis leads me to orfila
Popoffsky shows up with force in V: Purgatory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Suspected of poisoning the narrator with poisonous gases through the wall.
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