The adjectives in this sentence are "the" and "old".
In "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine" by Jhumpa Lahiri, Mr. Pirzada gives Lilia candy every time he visits her and her family, and Lilia keeps the candy in a special sandalwood box that once belonged to her grandmother. To Lilia, the candy symbolized Mr. Pirzada's hope that his family was okay, and she saved and ate the candies in a manner of prayer because she had faith that his family was safe and being taken care of.
