Only the fittest of these survived, of course, nature having decreed that Darwin should undergo the agony of seeing his ideas proved within the family home, and among the casualties was Annie (Martha West), his eldest daughter, whose curiosity, companionship, and "buoyant joyousness," as he later described it, were stilled at her death, aged ten, in 1851.
A cat is still technically a possession, but a possession whose purpose is companionship.
I have a full-time job and I am in a serious long-term relationship with an amazing man whose love and companionship nourishes me in ways the affirmation of thousands of strangers never could.
Among assistive social robots in eldercare, we can distinguish two categories: 1) pet-like companionship robots, whose main function is to enhance health and psychological well-being; and 2) service-type robots, whose main function is to support daily activities so that independent living is possible.
And while he is phlegmatic about a sparrowhawk dismembering a sparrow, he is clearly besotted with his two poodles whose virtues, from intelligence to companionship, he readily waxes lyrical about.
That feeling of being cut off persists despite the constant companionship of his wife, Soon-ho, whospinalnal deformity has limited her height so that she barely reaches his waist.
Either way, you'll have found companionship last night from "semi-lark" Terry Wogan, whose familiar voice guided us through this lightweight look at the science behind our circadian rhythms.
Also keeping George in the game are the attentions of a handsome student whose eyes express more than a search for intellectual companionship.
Moyna enjoys the friendship of her co-workers Tara and Mohan, as well as moments of reflective solitude in her barsati, sheltered by a peepul tree whose "sinuous branches and twigs silvery and ashiver" also offer a kind of companionship.
