Under the circumstances it was a very unfortunate remark for the bird to make. Elaborate the italicised parts of the sentence above.

The little bird had gone to meet his father-in-law. He returned quite late. He explained the reason of being late quite truthfully. He told that his father-in-law was giving a party in the evening. Everybody insisted on his stay, so it was probable that he would spend the night there. This was an unfortunate remark as it confirmed her fears.