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They were very, very rich and had a great deal of "pull or leverage" in many areas, but a large number had estates and investments in other "safe havens" and chose to "get out of Dodge" until the clang of th guillotine had been silenced. The same was true of course for the Third Estate with adequate secure funds. They escaped the Reign of Terror and lost much of their French wealth, but they had their lives and adequate cash to make a new start elsewhere.

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