. ▁the ▁Paris ▁u pr ising ▁on ▁ 5 – 6 ▁June ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁General ▁L amar que , ▁the ▁only ▁French ▁leader ▁who ▁had ▁sympathy ▁towards ▁the ▁working ▁class . ▁L amar que ▁was ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁a ▁major ▁ch ol era ▁ep ide mic ▁that ▁had ▁rav aged ▁the ▁city , ▁particularly ▁its ▁poor ▁neighborhood s , ▁ar ous ing ▁susp icion ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁been ▁poison ing ▁well s ). ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁ABC ▁are ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁poor ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ▁des ▁m ira cles , ▁including ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ' ▁el dest ▁son ▁G av ro che , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁street ▁ur chin . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁students , ▁Mar ius ▁Pont mer cy , ▁has ▁become ▁al ien ated ▁from ▁his ▁family ▁( es pecially ▁his ▁royal ist ▁grand father ▁M . ▁Gill en orm and ) ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁Bon ap art ism ▁views . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁Colonel ▁Georges ▁Pont mer cy , ▁Mar ius ▁disco vers ▁a ▁note ▁from ▁him ▁instruct ing ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁provide ▁help ▁to ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁named ▁Th én ard ier ▁who ▁saved ▁his ▁life ▁at ▁Water lo o — in ▁reality ▁Th én ard ier ▁was ▁lo oting ▁corps es ▁and ▁only ▁saved ▁Pont mer cy ' s ▁life ▁by ▁accident ; ▁he ▁had ▁called ▁himself ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁under ▁Napoleon ▁to ▁avoid ▁expos ing ▁himself ▁as