carpets flew surely and speedily over the open fields ; caravans were strategically placed to channel the flow of traffic along particular paths ; stages and taverns and stalls had been set up , and they were slowly gaining color ; the upper of the whole hillside had been taken over by the core peoplesmeet , and the rest of the slope was given over to the gypsy fair ; in between these two , opportunistic merchants had set up innumerable stalls ; and off to the bottom and the side of the hill , row after row of tents were being set up a great number of people were descending on domremy city and they needed somewhere to sleep .