Compared to Dickens, who was concerned about Louis's personal safety, Great Dumas's grievances were mainly about Louis not informing him before the action: "Why didn't you tell me about this? Do you think I'm a coward? Afraid to join your action? Come on, Louis, I was already a political prisoner of the July Monarchy Government long before you! I can forgive you this time, but if there's a next time, you must remember to notify me in advance."
Louis did not expect his friends to be so supportive of his actions. Over the past year, he was either imprisoned in Alsace and Paris or exiled to America, while letters from relatives were mostly admonishments and criticisms.
His uncle and father, and even his elders, almost entirely did not support him.
The patriarch of the Bonaparte family, his uncle Joseph, sternly warned the rest of the restless juniors within the family at an internal meeting.
