"Hm! So, she had
time and curiosity to read my name and made a point of saying it".
He felt the desire to pull her closer to him, tear that useless
dress and make love to her right there, after all, she had provoked
him in the literal sense of the word. "Who is this woman?" And
between one thought and another, he realized that his object of
desire had confronted him and this could not simply go unpunished.
He needed to act within the law: that spoiled girl would not change
things over there. Alyson noticed when Charles's gaze changed from
curious to undecided in the in- stant he narrowed his eyes. She was
not wrong. His gaze bore a question: "What am I going to do with
you?" After making his decision, he took her by the arm and dragged
her to the car where George was: "Take her to the
police station".