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I might have got a lot of slivers in me , or have loosened a wheel ! I 'm glad I 'm all right . '' After an hour spent on the boardwalk , seeing the many sights and looking at the waves of the ocean rolling up on the sandy beach , Arthur and his sister , with their father and mother , went back to their hotel . Evening was coming on and it was time for supper , or dinner as it is called in fashionable seaside hotels , for the principal meal is served in the evening instead of at noon . `` I wish we could go down and play on the sand , '' said Nettie , as she and her brother got out of the wheeled chair . `` My Rag Doll wants to go barefoot on the beach . '' `` And I think my Plush Bear would like it , too , '' said Arthur .