as i pulled open the heavy golden doors and entered her opulent outer chambers , i could hear murmuring voices and quickly picked up my pace to find out who cleopatra was speaking to.not many were allowed entrance into her private chambers , besides myself and her other handmaiden , iras.for safety 's sake now , during these turbulent times , only a select few house-servants and her husband , marc antony , were granted access.i passed through her receiving room and her sitting room before breathlessly arriving in the doorway of her cavernous bedchambers just in time to hear her speak again .