No, Mr. Curtis prefered stronger drink than tea. He kept a liquor cabinet instead. Every night, Mrs. Curtis would mix a gin and tonic for him, which he would drink while listening to the radio. This display was for Mrs. Curtis's benefit, to make her think that was all he drank.
It was not.
Mrs. Curtis had several clues that he had more in private: the levels in the various bottles, the quickness of his temper, the bruises on her body... the list went on for quite a while. Mrs. Curtis said nothing regarding it. He did it to chase the nightmares away, which Mrs. Curtis thought was reasonable. He still went to work and was gentle with Agatha, so Mrs. Curtis would be content with her lot. She had nightmares herself and knew how distressing they could be, but she washed them away with tea instead. Because of this, she suspected that in some ways she was stronger than Mr. Curtis. But hers was not to judge.
To each his own.
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