natalia knew that grandma always disliked adding an abundance of food to her guests . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered tatyana ' s small child into a wide , scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her shawl from her hips , seating her in the place of honor , and whispering rapidly : " there ' s variety . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.