tatyana knew that grandma just enjoyed serving an item of seafood to her guests . now tatiana watched as it gathered natalya ' s small woman into a welcoming , scrawny embrace and then tugged her to the table , lifting her shawl from her feet , podium her in the place of honor , and saying simply : " there ' s room . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.