At about midday they met a City official who directed them off to one section of the camp.

"Welcome and be at peace in our home and hearth. Tents will be made available to you and there is a well. Trenches have been dug for toilets, use them. We don't need to have disease making the rounds along with everything else." He didn't say anything about the bundles of sticks, but Patrick thought he gave an approving nod.

The tent City was even more depressing than the road. People sat ...