He served her faithfully, in spite of his distaste for some of his lady's commissions.

She had to get her news of Alvan through Marko.

He brought her particulars of the old trial of Alvan, and Alvan's oration in defence of himself for a lawless act of devotion to the baroness; nothing less than the successfully scheming to wrest by force from that lady's enemy a document precious to her lawful interests.

It was one of those cases which have a really high gallant side as well as a bad; an excellent case for rhetoric.

Marko supplied the world's opinion of the affair, bravely owning it to be not unfavourable.