svetlana knew that mother ever enjoyed presenting an abundance of food to her guests . now tatyana watches as grandma gathered dyachenko ' s small girl into a broad , nerdy embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her skullcap from her shoulders , seated her in the place of elegance , and saying plainly : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.