Why did Maximilien Robespierre live with Maurice Duplay’s family after the Champ-de-Mars massacre?

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Eighteenth-century painted portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre wearing a brown striped coat, high collar, and white cravat, set against a plain background. — Maximilien Robespierre One of the leading figures of the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre.

Maximilien Robespierre moved into the home of the cabinetmaker Maurice Duplay following the Champ-de-Mars massacre because his life was under direct threat. As a prominent and passionate advocate for liberty, Robespierre had become a target for his political enemies, and the move provided him with a secure residence during a period of intense volatility in Paris.1