svetlana knew that grandma sometimes preferred serving an abundance of groceries to her guests . now svetlana watched as grandma gathered tatyana ' s smallest girl into a wide , lanky embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her tunic from her shoulder , seating her in the place of honor , 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.