As a result, the relationship between Kuki and Fukuzawa became extremely tense, and when a clerical officer sent an invitation of Fukizawa's meeting to Kuki by mistake, Fukuzawa warn the officer by using the following rabid expressions: "Having Kuki in the meeting is the same as having a stupid dog in the meeting."
このため九鬼と福澤の関係は極度に緊張し、後に福澤の会合への招待状を誤って九鬼に送った事務担当者に対する注意の中で、『九鬼の存在は座上に犬ころがいるようなものだ』という過激な表現を福澤が用いている。