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Ah, I interpreted that paragraph quite differently. I think Dick is thinking of Roger doing things for Vita, so he would be getting the juice of henbane for her when she required it, not drugging her unknowingly.
And for the last bit, my interpretation was that if she didn't sleep, she would require Roger to provide satisfaction in another manner.
You are right, astrangerhere, there did seem to be a lot of drinking to excess and I suppose that could well have led to a bit of physical abuse in the heat of the moment. Though I hadn't thought of either of them as going in for it as a matter of course, especially Dick. I thought he was too much under her thumb for that.
However, I continue to remind myself that this is Dick's version of events.
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