I say skimming through a book is bad for you because 1. You could missed little details or important details. 2.that can also effect your eyes if your reading to quickly.
The rooms were cool and restful
The conflict that's developing is both are fighting over land and who will get it at the end so Buckminister is thinking on what to do next.. he questioning and the stone person is stating what will lead to them being removed but Buck as you can see is thinking of ways to avoid this .. i would say answer is <span>Turner’s father, Reverend Buckminster, is torn about what to do about the people on Malaga Island and needs more time to think</span>