Sentence:  But, in the simple questions submitted to the Peruvian judge, delay would have been useless; and the Spaniards, familiar with the evils growing out of long-protracted suits, where the successful litigant is too often a ruined man, are loud in their encomiums of this <WSD>swift-handed</WSD> and economical justice. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Quick to respond or react.