Secret ServiceFront matterReading editionChapter navigation23 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSECRET SERVICEChapter I · THE BATTERY PASSESChapter II · A COMMISSION FROM THE PRESIDENTChapter III · ORDERS TO CAPTAIN THORNEChapter IV · MISS MITFORD’S INTERVENTIONChapter V · THE UNFAITHFUL SERVANTChapter VI · THE CONFIDENCE OF EDITH VARNEYChapter VII · WILFRED WRITES A LETTERChapter VIII · EDITH IS FORCED TO PLAY THE GAMEChapter IX · THE SHOT THAT KILLEDChapter X · CAROLINE MITFORD WRITES A DESPATCHChapter XI · MR. ARRELSFORD AGAIN INTERPOSESChapter XII · THORNE TAKES CHARGE OF THE TELEGRAPH OFFICEChapter XIII · THE TABLES ARE TURNEDChapter XIV · THE CALL OF THE KEYChapter XV · LOVE AND DUTY AT THE TOUCHChapter XVI · THE TUMULT IN HUMAN HEARTSChapter XVII · WILFRED PLAYS THE MANChapter XVIII · CAPTAIN THORNE JUSTIFIES HIMSELFChapter XIX · THE DRUMHEAD COURT-MARTIALChapter XX · THE LAST REPRIEVEAFTERWORDBeginning of this editionNext chapter →SECRET SERVICEAll chapters and sections (23)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSECRET SERVICEChapters1234567891011121314151617181920Other sectionsAFTERWORD“If he wanted to fight, he’d hardly be in an office”◇SECRET SERVICE →