The next day, he reached Santander in a driving rain. He deciden to write amusing letters to all of his friends, perhaps even try his hand at a travel sketch. That required a typewriter. The conserje at his hotel directed him to a store that rented typewriters. He went there and found a clerk who spoke perfect English.

«Cordle to Onion to Carrot» – Pág 333 – Store of the Worlds
Robert Sheckley
NYRB Classics Literature