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When the Christmas holidays drew near, Alec obtained his father's permission to ask his friend, Duncan Cameron, to spend a week at the Castle Farm; and, after a little hesitation, Cameron accepted the proposal.
‘There's just one thing, Duncan, I would like you to mind,' said Alec, as they drew near the farm; ‘my father's an old man, and he doesn't like to be contradicted. More than that, he doesn't care to hear anyone express opinions contrary to his own, at least on two subjects -- politics and religion. If you can't agree with him on these points, and I dare say you won't, hold your tongue, like a good fellow. And my sister -- you'd better keep off religion in her case too.'