After Prus began writing regular weekly newspaper columns, his finances stabilized, permitting him on 14 January 1875 to marry a distant cousin on his mother's side, Oktawia Trembińska.
Dupa ce Prus a inceput sa scrie editoriale in mod regulat, saptamanal, s-a stabilizat financiar, fapt ce i-a permis in ianuarie 1875 sa se casatoreasca cu o verisoara mai indepartata din partea mamei sale, Oktawia Trembińska.