Ponson fled from Paris to his country estate near Orléans, where he gathered a group of like-minded companions and began a guerilla-style warfare, not unlike what Rocambole himself would have done.
Ponson flygtede fra Paris til sit landsted i nærheden af Orléans, hvor han samlede en gruppe ligesindede og begyndte en guerillakrig, i stil med hvad Rocambole ville have gjort.