In a Defoe novel, this companion is described as "a comely handsome fellow"
Narrative Reliability in Aphra Behn's Oroonoko and Daniel 
Defoe's Robinson... [DOC] [TLE] Reflections on Robinson Crusoe [PAR] Daniel Defoe's first novel Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719 when the ... 
therefore, can be used to describe the fundamental qualities of a human as ... or 
master, his two dwellings his castle and his country seat, and his companions 
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