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 aria 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.
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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