President Pompidou had a house on the quai de Bethune and used to escape there from the Elysee Palace as frequently as he could.
President Pompidou did not like the palace life at all.  
mnli hypothesis: President Pompidou did not like the palace life at all.   premise: President Pompidou had a house on the quai de Bethune and used to escape there from the Elysee Palace as frequently as he could.