The Nest of the SparrowhawkPart 3 — CHAPTER XXIII.—THE ABSENT FRIENDReading editionChapter navigation93 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…THE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWKPART IChapter I · —THE HOUSE OF A KENTISH SQUIREChapter II · —ON A JULY AFTERNOONChapter III · —THE EXILEChapter IV · —GRINDING POVERTYChapter V · —THE LEGAL ASPECTChapter VI · —UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE ELMSChapter VII · —THE STRANGER WITHIN THE GATESChapter VIII · —PRINCE AMÉDÉ D'ORLÉANSChapter IX · —SECRET SERVICEChapter X · —AVOWED ENMITYChapter XI · —SURRENDERChapter XII · —A WOMAN'S HEARTChapter XIII · —AN IDEAPART IIChapter XIV · —THE HOUSE IN LONDONChapter XV · —A GAME OF PRIMEROChapter XVI · —A CONFLICTChapter XVII · —RUS IN URBEChapter XVIII · —THE TRAPChapter XIX · —DISGRACEChapter XX · —MY LORD PROTECTOR'S PATROLPART IIIChapter XXI · —IN THE MEANWHILEChapter XXII · —BREAKING THE NEWSChapter XXIII · —THE ABSENT FRIENDChapter XXIV · —NOVEMBER THE 2DChapter XXV · —AN INTERLUDEChapter XXVI · —THE OUTCASTChapter XXVII · —LADY SUE'S FORTUNEChapter XXVIII · —HUSBAND AND WIFEChapter XXIX · —GOOD-BYEChapter XXX · —ALL BECAUSE OF THE TINDER-BOXChapter XXXI · —THE ASSIGNATIONChapter XXXII · —THE PATH NEAR THE CLIFFSPART IVChapter XXXIII · —THE DAY AFTERChapter XXXIV · —AFTERWARDSChapter XXXV · —THE SMITH'S FORGEChapter XXXVI · —THE GIRL-WIFEChapter XXXVII · —THE OLD WOMANChapter XXXVIII · —THE VOICE OF THE DEADChapter XXXIX · —THE HOME-COMING OF ADAM LAMBERTChapter XL · —EDITHA'S RETURNChapter XLI · —THEIR NAMEChapter XLII · —THE RETURNChapter XLIII · —THE SANDS OF EPPLEChapter XLIV · —THE EPILOGUEChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXChapter XXXChapter XXXIChapter XXXIIChapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XLChapter XLIChapter XLIIChapter XLIIITHE EPILOGUEPrevious chapter ←Part 3 — Chapter XXII · —BREAKING THE NEWSNext chapter →Part 3 — Chapter XXIV · —NOVEMBER THE 2DAll chapters and sections (93)Other sectionsTHE NEST OF THE SPARROWHAWKParts1Part 1 · Chapters12345678910111213Parts2Part 2 · Chapters14151617181920Parts3Part 3 · Chapters212223242526272829303132Parts4Part 4 · Chapters333435363738394041424344Part 1 · Chapters12345678910111213Part 2 · Chapters14151617181920Part 3 · Chapters212223242526272829303132Part 4 · Chapters3334353637383940414243Part 4 · Other sectionsTHE EPILOGUECHAPTER XXIII.—THE ABSENT FRIEND← CHAPTER XXII.—BREAKING THE NEWSCHAPTER XXIV.—NOVEMBER THE 2D →