(2) I was never afraid of (1)_being_ alone; for I had been brought up (2)_in_ (3)_so_ a deserted place that the lack of human beings at night made me (4)_less_ fearful than the sight of them.
(3) Everyone will admit (1)_that_ man is a social being. We see this in his (2)_dislikeness_ of solitude and (3)_in_ his wish for society (4)_beyond_ that of his own family.