He had left Sandal-Side under a sense of great injustice, but he had done well to himself; and those who had done him wrong, had disappeared into the cloud of death.

He had forgotten all his grievances, he had even forgotten the inflicters of them.

He had now a kindly feeling towards Sandal, and was a little proud of having sprung from such a grand old race.

Therefore, when Julius told him what had happened, and frankly said he thought he could buy from Harry Sandal all his rights of succession to the estate, Judge Thomas Sandal saw nothing unjust in the affair.
The law of primogeniture had always appeared to him a most unjust and foolish law.

In his own youth it had been a source of burning anger and dispute.