lysenko knew that mother always enjoy offering an abundance of food to her guests . now tatyana watched as grandma brought tatyana ' s short mother into a wide , scraggly embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her shawl from her shoulders , seating her in the place of honor , and saying pointedly : " there ' s plenty . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Grandma to the table.