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Many fled to England and Germany, and the dread that these would unite and return to bring back the old system continually increased the fury of the people. MANY FLED TO ENGLAND AND GERMANY AND THE DREAD THAT THESE WOULD UNITE AND RETURN TO BRING BACK THE OLD SYSTEM CONTINUALLY INCREASED THE FURY OF THE PEOPLE
hen he heard of it. "Sire, it is a revolution," was the answer. 3. The New Constitution.--The mob had found out its power. The fishwomen of the markets, always a peculiar and privileged class, were frantically excited, and were sure to be foremost in all the demonstrations stirred up by Jacobins. There was a great scarcity of provisions in Paris, and this, together with the continual dread that reforms would be checked by violence, maddened the people. On a report that the Guards had shown enthusiasm for the king, the whole populace came pouring out of Paris to Versailles, and, after threatening the life of the queen, brought the family back with them to Paris, and kept them almost as prisoners while the Assembly, which followed them to Paris, debated on the new constitution. The nobles were viewed as the worst enemies of the nation, and all over the country there were risings of the peasants, headed by democrats from the towns, who sacked their castles, and often seized their persons.  IT THIS IS A REVOLT SAID LOUIS HE HEARD OF IT SIRE IT IS A REVOLUTION WAS THE ANSWER THREE THE NEW CONSTITUTION THE MOB HAD FOUND OUT ITS POWER THE FISHWOMEN OF THE MARKETS ALWAYS A PECULIAR AND PRIVILEGED CLASS WERE FRANTICALLY EXCITED AND WERE SURE TO BE FOREMOST IN ALL THE DEMONSTRATIONS STIRRED UP BY JACOBIN THERE WAS A GREAT SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS IN PARIS AND THIS TOGETHER WITH THE CONTINUAL DREAD THAT REFORMS WOULD BE CHECKED BY VIOLENCE MADDENED THE PEOPLE ON A REPORT THAT THE GUARDS HAD SHOWN ENTHUSIASM FOR THE KING THE WHOLE POPULACE CAME POURING OUT OF PARIS TO VERSAILLES AND AFTER THREATENING THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN BROUGHT THE FAMILY BACK WITH THEM TO PARIS AND KEPT THEM ALMOST AS PRISONERS WHILE THE ASSEMBLY WHICH FOLLOWED THEM TO PARIS DEBATED ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION THE NOBLES WERE VIEWED AS THE WORST ENEMIES OF THE NATION AND ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THERE WERE RISINGS OF THE PEASANTS HEADED BY DEMOCRATS FROM THE TOWNS WHO SANKED THEIR CASTLES AND OFTEN SEIZED THEIR PERSONS
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