Слово "boon". Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

It was a grand boon doubtless; and independence would be glorious—yes, I felt that—that thought swelled my heart.

'I passed by his garden, and marked, with one eye, How the Owl and the Panther were sharing a pie—' [later editions continued as follows The Panther took pie-crust, and gravy, and meat, While the Owl had the dish as its share of the treat. When the pie was all finished, the Owl, as a boon, Was kindly permitted to pocket the spoon: While the Panther received knife and fork with a growl, And concluded the banquet—]

Derec had been his boon companion in the days when he expected to become rich by splendid exploits in electronics.

He asked, he urged, he claimed the boon of a brand snatched from the burning.

We weren’t boon companions, you know.”

Then many things hidden within him came out; he learnt couplets by heart and sang them to his boon companions, became enthusiastic about Beranger, learnt how to make punch, and, finally, how to make love.

"As the eleventh hour struck, he entered with a swaggering air, attended by two of the most dissolute and reckless of his boon companions. She stretched out her arms to him, but they seized hold of her, and one of the three—none other than the accursed Benedetto exclaimed,—'Put her to torture and she'll soon tell us where her money is.'