12.The matter is disagreeably delicate to handle; but, since the reader must needs be let into the secret, he will please to understand, that, about a century ago, the head of the Pyncheons found himself involved in serious financial difficulties.
这件事处理起来非常微妙;但是,由于必须让读者了解这个秘密,他会很高兴地了解到,大约一个世纪前,品钦家族的负责人发现自己陷入了严重的财务困境。机翻