Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum.
holy of holies: (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
holy or sacred place; private place, retreat; inner chamber inside the holy of holies in the ancient Temple of Jerusalem where the Ark of Covenant was kept (Judaism)
sanctum: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
sanctum sanctorum
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sanc·tum sanctorum
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() From Latin sanctum sanctōrum, translating Hebrew (qōdesh haqqŏdāshīm).