tatyana knew that grandma already enjoyed serving an abundance of food to her guests . now tatyana looked as grandma gathered tatyana ' s small mother into a wide , scrawny embrace and then pushed her to the counter , rising her shawl from her waist , seating her in the table of honor , and talking simply : " there ' s nothing . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.