Charles Dickens

The Lamplighter Charles Dickens

'If you talk of Murphy and Francis Moore, gentlemen, ' said the lamplighter who was in the chair, 'I mean to say that neither of 'em ever had any more to do with the stars than Tom Grig had.' 'And what had he to do with 'em?' asked the lamplighter who officiated as vice. 'Nothing at all, ' replied the other; 'just exactly nothing at all.' 'Do you mean to say you don't believe in Murphy, then?' demanded the lamplighter who had opened the discussion.