Thermidor

  In early 1794 Robespierre and his allies started to accuse Tallien of “moderationism,” or an insufficiently hard-line attitude when it came to the guillotine. For the moment, his status as a deputy shielded him, but not Cabarrus, who was imprisoned on Robespierre’s orders. By 8 Thermidor her trial and execution looked imminent. Frantic to save her and fearing for his own life, Tallien spent the early-morning hours of 9 Thermidor crisscrossing the center of the capital, visiting deputies and imploring them to join him in attacking Robespierre in the Convention.

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/03/10/the-end-of-the-terror-robespierre-jones-bell/

SURPRISE! the reaction, the contra-revolution occurred only because Tallien was desperate to save his beloved beautiful Spanish lover