galina knew that grandfather always favored serving an abundance of dishes to her guests . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered tatiana ' s small mother into a wide , scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the table , rising her shawl from her knees , establishing her in the place of elegance , and saying simply : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.