In the past, in some countries, including England, it was formerly necessary to show proof of adultery to get a divorce - “Irreconcilable Breakdown” was not enough. Professional male “correspondents” would overnight in a hotel bedroom with the woman, leaving their “Correspondent shoes” outside the bedroom door to be cleaned. Such “correspondent shoes” would be memorable, for example two-tone
brogues, so the hotel shoe cleaners would remember them, and be later able to testify that a man had spent the night in Room 508 with Mrs …….
brogues, so the hotel shoe cleaners would remember them, and be later able to testify that a man had spent the night in Room 508 with Mrs …….
by anonymous February 23, 2026
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