He is unable to resist this emotion
Robert had just remembered that he didn’t have any money with him to purchase these cartons of cookies. He went to Gibson, who shrugged his shoulders and said he, too, was cash-strapped. Something was off or strange, and Robert sensed it. They are trained to look into the smallest of details as army rangers. He became aware that the boys were all got wet in the torrential rain.
They appeared to be exhausted from rushing around attempting to sell cookies. Robert wished to assist these young men in some manner. Roberts couldn’t seem to get rid of a notion that was racing through his mind. There was something about this setting and his experiences that made him stand out from the crowd.