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Maria returned to Warsaw in 1889. Her father was now earning a better salary as head of a reform school, and was able to send money to Bronya in Paris each month. For another two years Maria went on working as a governess and tutor. On Sundays and evenings she secretly studied chemistry course at a “Museum,” which was actually an illegal lab for training Polish scientists.

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Shortly before she turned 24, Maria calculated she had saved up just enough money for university studies in Paris. She had looked forward to this moment for a long time. All the same, she took leave of her beloved father and their beloved Poland with sadness. She promised to return after finishing her studies.
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