Rodolpho(Count). The count, returning from his travels, puts up
for the night at an inn near his castle. While in bed, a lady enters
his chamber, and speaks to him of her devoted love. It is Amina, the
somnambulist, who has wandered thither in her sleep. Rodolpho perceives
the state of the case, and quits the apartment. The villagers, next
morning, come to congratulate their lord on his return, and find his
bed occupied by a lady. The tongue of scandal is loud against her, but
the count explains to them the mystery, and his tale is confirmed by
their own eyes, which see Amina at the moment getting out of the window
of a mill, and walking in her sleep along the edge of a roof under
which the wheel of the mill is rolling with velocity. She crosses the
crazy bridge securely, and everyone is convinced of her innocence. ( Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Rodolpho from Infoplease:
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