'Nothing nearer than where we are now, my lady'.

“没有什么比我们现在所在的地方更近了，我的女士”。

Very slowly, because of his weakness and stiffness, he rolled to his other side. He could see nothing near, but he waited patiently.

由于他身体虚弱又很僵硬，他极慢极慢地翻了一个身。他看不出附近有什么东西，但是他耐心地等待着。