but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

And so from social networks to sociable robots, we're designing technologies that will give us the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.

Marriage was an economic institution in which you were given a partnership for life in terms of children and social status and succession and companionship.

Before leaving Suriname, Candide feels in need of companionship, so he interviews a number of local men who have been through various ill fortunes and settles on a man named Martin.