In his compartment are an older man, Laertes, who sometimes communicates by playing a harmonica, and a young female acrobat called Mignon, who appears to be mute. The pair have no money, so Wilhelm pays their fare and puts them up in his cheap hotel, where Therese joins them.
In Wilhelm's abode, there is an elderly man, Laertes, who occasionally conveys himself through harmonica playing, accompanied by a mute young female acrobat named Mignon. As they are destitute, Wilhelm pays for their passage and provides them with lodging in his budget hotel, where Therese eventually joins them.