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THEBEGINNINGOFACARREER

SylviaPlath

TheBelmontHotel,capeCod

June11,1952

DearMother,

Youramazingtelegram[telegramannouncing$500Mademoiselleprizefor"SundayattheMintons,"whichIforwarded]!Anyhow,psychologically,themomentcouldn'--one'sfirstnight'ssleepinanewplaceneverispeaceful--andIdidn'tgetmuch!Totopitoff,Iwastheonlygirlwaitresshere,andhadbeenscrubbingfurniture,washingdishesandsilver,liftingtables,,IjustlearnedsinceIamcompletelyinexperienced,Iamnotgoingtobeworkinginthemaindiningroom,butinthe"sidehall",!Tothink"SundayattheMintons"isoneoftwoprizestoriestobeputinabignationalslick!Frankly,Ican'tbelieveit!

ThefirstthingIthoughofwas:Mothercankeepherintersessionmoneyandbuysomeprettyclothesandaspecialtriporsomething!$500!

ME!Ofallpeople!…

Soit'sreallylookinguparoundhere,nowthatIdon'thavetobescaredstiffaboutmoney…Oh,Isay,evenifmyfeetkillmeafterthisfirstweek,andIdrop20trays,Iwillhavethebeach,boystobringmebeer,sun,

Love,

Sivvy

NodoubtafterIcatchuponsleep,andlearntobalancetrayshighonmylefthand,I',Ifeelstuckinthemidstofalotofloud,brassyIrishCatholics,andtheonlywayIcanjollymyselfistosay,"Oh,well,it'sonlyforasummer,"AtleastI'vegotanewnameformynextprotagonist--Marley,,soI',,beingtheconservative,quiet,gracioustype,Idon'tstandmuchchanceofdatingsomeofthecutestones…IfIcanonlyget"in"asapalwiththesegirls,andneverforaminuteletthemknowI'mthegentleintellectualtype,it'

AsfortheMllenews,Idon'tthinkit',orthatyou''thavetoworryaboutearningbarely$'twaittillAugustwhenIcangocasuallydowntothedrugstoreandpickupaslickcopyofMlle,fliptotheindex,andseeME,!

Really,whenIthinkofhowIstarteditoverspringvacation,polisheditatschool,andsatuptillmidnightintheHavenHousekitchentypingitamidstn