Jdt 14:13

“Into. Greek, “In, knocked at the hall, ( aule , or antichamber) of the tent, for he suspected that he was sleeping with Judith. But as no one answered, he opened and went into the bed-chamber, and found him thrown upon the floor, dead, and his head taken from him, and he cried,” &c. — Curtain, which separated this apartment from the rest, (Haydock) and hung before the door, as Heraclides describes the tent of the Persian kings. Holofernes assumed the like importance, and was treated almost as a deity. (Calmet) — Hence he must not be awaked, in a rude manner. (Haydock) — Civility requires that we should knock modestly at the doors of the great. (Calmet)”