À ce qu'il disait, ' as he said

1. 9. Moi, je crois . . . .à faire soigner, ' for my part, I believe that he simply had the goût, wliicii néeded looking after.' For moi see note to p. 10, 1. 17. The prep. à before an infin. often gives it a passive signification. For soigner hère, see note to p. 9, 1. 26. À faire soigner, lit. ' to cause to be cared for, ' i. e. ' which needed looking after. '