But the trouble is, you see, something else would have to go by the board.

但问题是这样我就得放弃另一件事。

There was no mistaking the sincerity of his distress or the strength of his determination: he had evidently resolved to let everything go by the board but the supreme need of thus putting himself on record.

毫无疑问，他的苦恼是真诚的，他的决心是坚定的：他显然已经下定决心让一切都按计划进行，但最迫切的需要是将自己记录在案。