i could n't make my voice louder than a whisper . she smiled and went to the kitchen . `` mark may get jealous , '' she says with a quiet laugh . this did n't seem like some big secret to me . `` to kill a mockingbird , '' he told me softly . i never said anything about keeping it from them entirely . '' word was out that poor bates was being canned ! of course they would , sir marcus said . knowing all of them , i imagine the party will be overdone . 