▁Cos ette . ▁When ▁Fant ine ▁arriv es ▁at ▁Mont fer me il , ▁she ▁leaves ▁Cos ette ▁in ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁Th én ard iers , ▁a ▁cor rupt ▁inn keeper ▁and ▁his ▁self ish , ▁cruel ▁wife . ▁ ▁Fant ine ▁is ▁una ware ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁ab using ▁her ▁daughter ▁and ▁using ▁her ▁as ▁forced ▁labor ▁for ▁their ▁inn , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁growing , ▁ext ort ion ate ▁and ▁fict it ious ▁dem ands . ▁She ▁is ▁later ▁fired ▁from ▁her ▁job ▁at ▁Jean ▁Val je an ' s ▁factory , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁her ▁daughter , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁out ▁of ▁wed lock . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Th én ard iers ' ▁mon et ary ▁dem ands ▁continue ▁to ▁grow . ▁In ▁des per ation , ▁Fant ine ▁s ells ▁her ▁hair ▁and ▁two ▁front ▁teeth , ▁and ▁she ▁resort s ▁to ▁prost itution ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁Th én ard iers . ▁Fant ine ▁is ▁slowly ▁dying ▁from ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁disease . ▁ ▁A ▁d andy ▁named ▁B am at ab ois ▁har ass es ▁Fant ine ▁in ▁the ▁street , ▁and ▁she ▁react s ▁by ▁striking ▁him . ▁Ja vert ▁arr ests ▁Fant ine . ▁She ▁beg s ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁can ▁provide ▁for ▁her ▁daughter , ▁but ▁Ja vert ▁sentences ▁her ▁to ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁prison . ▁Val je an ▁( May or ▁Made le ine ) ▁interven es ▁and ▁orders ▁Ja vert ▁to