tatyana knew that she always liked serving an abundance of food to her guests . now tatyana watched as grandma gathered yelena ' s miniature daughter into a wide , scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the table , lift her shawl from her shoulders , seating her in the place of honor , and saying rapidly : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.