tatyana knew that grandma always kept supplying an abundance of food to her guest . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered tatyana ' s smaller mom into a wide , wiry embrace and then propelled her to the podium , lifting her shawl from her shoulders , mounting her in the place of dignity , and saying politely : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Grandma to the table.