If memory serves, Fantine has a daughter named Cosette that she left in
the care of an inkeeper and his wife. Fantine was abandoned by
Cosette's father, and she was forced to try to find work. The musical
doesn't make it particularly clear why Cosette couldn't live with
Fantine, but Fantine pays the inkeeper from her wages for the child
that she left behind.
Post by TS742Does this refer to a motel where Fantine sleeps?