| First Note to Readers: The Problems of the Story |  |
| Prologue: Human Rights | |
| PART ONE | |
| Elliott | |
| Anna | |
| Courtship | |
| Marriage | |
| PART TWO | |
| Nell’s Homeliness | |
| Nell’s Shyness | |
| Nell’s Fears | |
| Nell’s Loneliness | |
| Nell’s Coldness | |
| PART THREE | |
| Second Note to Readers: The Center of the Mural | |
| Father, 1873–89 | |
| Daughter, 1917–28 | |
| Father, 1890–92 | |
| Daughter, 1932–36 | |
| Father, 1891 | |
| Daughter, 1920s–1950s | |
| Father, 1892–93 | |
| Daughter, 1936–62 | |
| Father, 1892–94 | |
| Daughter, 1948–59 | |
| Father, 1894 | |
| Daughter, 1952–62 | |
| Two Legacies | |
| Epilogue: The Goodnight Kiss | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| Bibliography | |
| Notes | |
| Index | |