Feeling a little uncomfortable and ill at ease in the presence of others, one finds his mind won't work right. It simply refuses to come up with the bright remark or the lively comeback that would have found so beautiful a place in the conversation.
About the 'simply' above, which is it?
(1) It absolutely refuses to come up with the bright remark...
(2) It's just/only that it refuses to come up with the bright remark..
Top answer
Absolutely
— Mister Micawber
Absolutely
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