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NAPOLEON JUST ORDINARY MAN. LETTERS BARE

Love Notes to Marie Louise Reveal Corsican as Lover, Father. B<o Timrt Sprciml PARIS. FY'b. 14.—" We are accustomed to think ot Napoleon as a sort of superman, with nerves of steel, hard of sentiment, and talking in noble. Homeric sentences —that is. of course, outside hi*, purely military life. These letters show us Napoleon coming down from his pedestal and becoming just an ordinary man like you or me.’* This is how M. Georges Girard, historian and accepted authority on the Napoleonic epoch, summed up his impressions after reading a selection of the newly discovered letters of Napoleon to the Empress Louise, his young bnde. M Girard, who is now custodiaix of the fine library at the French foreign office, remarked that the letters, considered as historical documents, or as the chapters of a poignant romance, are of supreme interest. “What would Frederic Masson, the great historian of Napoleon have given for the possibility of reading them?” he exclaimed. I.over and Father “Napoleon reveals himself in his letters to his bride,” continued M Girard, "as a lover, as a father, and un quite a surprising way) as a typical urban bourgeois’. Take that desperate note to Marie Louise, written toward the end of the campaign of France, when the debacle was near. After telling her of the sorry plight in which his army found itself between the troops of the allied Austrians, Russians and Poles, and of his failure to induce Austna to abandon the Russians, the Emperor asked his wife to intercede with her father. Empcror Francis, and see what she could do. “In an outburst of exasperation, he wrote: 'After all. sacrebleu. your father could quite well do something for us!* "Now isn’t that a delightful touch of pure middie-class family spirit?” M. Girard commen’ed. “Just like a bourgeois tradesman on the verge of bankruptcy appealing to the wife’s side of the family for aid. But then, immediately afterward, the other Napoleon reappears, the hero of history and legend: Tell him. however, that we will die rather than accept a shameful peace/ Family Ties Revealed "The drama of the conflicting family ties is vividly revealed in this correspondence. Napoleon must often have hurt his wife's feelings, and shocked her pride by his contemptuous references to the ‘inferior troops' of her father —Papa Francois.’ he called him. not very respectfully. We don't know if Ma- ; rie Louise really did try to help matten, but if she failed It is not surprisir. •. Napoleon did not do mucr. to conciliate his father-in-law. “What interests me particularly j in the letters is the intensely human side of Napoieon’s character on which they shed an entirely new light. His weakness, his emotions, his violent reactions to little family happenings and worries. That he was genuinely In love with Marie Louise is now evident, although it is doub*ful if he loved her with the same sort of passion he had for Josephine. After ail. he was now a middle-aged man of over 40. “On the other hand we can see that his vanity was tickled by the match with a of the imperial house of Austria He appears da 77. led by the idea of marrying ’a real princess.' It has been related that Napoleon, without the flicker of an eyelash, would speak of ‘my uncle, the lr.te Louis XVI,' apparently proud o thin*: that, at least b> marriage, ne was already allied to the royal house of France.

lays World at Her Feet “At times his bride makes hlrr. forget that he is the master of the ■ world—until his blaring love com- 1 man him to 'lay the world at her 1 feet, which he almost literally did. | “Marie Louise, on her side, could hardly be expected to forget very quickiy that the man she married was the 'orge of the world.* the bogey that had frightened her childhood. the enemy of her country. The letters show how Napoleon, the husband and lo\er. was constantly striving to make her forget Napoleon the military terror of the world. "But I think." added M. Girard, "that one of the real revelations of the new letters is the pathetic! picture of Napoleon as father. He obviously doted on the “little king" | as he called him. He memions him m every one of hts letters ftom the front. “From the terrific battlefields of Russia. Napoleon writes almost daily inquiring abujt his baby son. •He will be able to speak before I return.’ he writes almost enviously, •and he must amuse you tremendously.* Or again. ‘They tell me he talk* like an orator. How I would like to see him.* “The emperor questions every officer arriving from Paris, eager for news of his son's prattling. T am told.' he writes to Mane Louise, •that the little king eats as much as four ordinary children of his age. that he is a little glutton. How I envy your happiness in being able to kiss the little king.* Affectionate Father "His letters, indeed, disclose Napoleon as an extraordinary affectionate father. What pathos in his message to the empress ordering that an engraving be made and published of a portrait of his son which had been sent to him during the critical phase of his campaign for France. “He seems to have yearned to put himself and his army under the protection of his 'little king.' Was this superstition? Overflowing paternal affection certainly, perhaps mingled with a little mysticism. “The portrait showed his child in the attitude of saying his prayers. Napoleon ordered that the engraving should bear this inscription: ‘I pray God to save ray papa and France ’ “In the final collap*_ there seems to ba no doubt that the cruelest blow suffered by Napoleon was the separation from his son.' (Copynstat. IMS by United Feature. Inca

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CHAPTER TWO THE FIRST MEETING J7ROM the Hav he knew himself to be her husband by proxy—the Archduke Charles had been entrusted with ‘.he proxy—Napoleon followed the journey of Marie Louise day by day, hour by hour, with amorous solicitude. At Braunau, on the frontier, a carefully appointed hut had been e ected. Here under a canopy, an armchair upholstered in gold awaited Marie Louise; and near by there was a table with a green cloth for the plenipotentiaries to sign upon. Here Marie Louise said good-by to Austria, to her beloved governess, the Countess Leczinska. The grand master of the court, Prince Trautmansdorf, handed over the empress to the care of Marshal Berthier, Prince de Neuf-

chatel, assisted in the capacity of secretary by Count de Laborde. Thereup< n there came into the room, r .o take the place of the Austrian household, the duchess of Montebello as lady-in-waiting and Count de Beauharnais as knight of honor. The king of Bavaria hand sent his master of the ceremonies. At every halt in one of his cities 200 guns were fired. At Munich, on March 17. all the troof ~ the whole of the National Guard, were assembled under arms; guns, bells and shouts of joy hailed the appearance of Marie Louise. The lordly mansions, the Town Hall, the public buildings, the squares were adorned with emblems; in these, the name of Napoleon was intertwined with that of Louise, and the Lion of Bavaria rested in peace between the French and the Austrian Eagles; the warriors of the three nations touched glasses. a a a SUCH was the entrancing picture drawn by the Gazette de France of the entry of Marie Louise into Munich. It is to all this Napoleon refers in his notes of welcome: Madim. I have received your letter ot the 18th. I am greatly concerned to hear that Your Majesty is slightly indisposed. I beg and pray you to be careful of a health that is so precious to me; it is no longer yours. Madam, since you have been good enough to give me certain claims upon it, on which I base my happiness. Caroline sends me charming accounts which fill me with the most tender feelings. I had a very fine day's shooting, yesterday, and yet I found it instpiu. ai! that is not you no longer interests me, I feel that i shall have nothing left to wish for when once I have you here. This letter will be handed to you by Field Marshal the Duke of Islria. who is in command of my household cavalry and to whom I have entrusted the governorship of Nanev during your passage. A Chamberlain of the Emperor's has handed me letters from Vienna that are very amiable; I do not propose to answer them before having seen you so as to express thanks for the happiness of having you. Louise, who shall constantly be the object of my most tender feelings. A thousands regards at your feet, and a sweet kiss upan your charming hand. Napoleon March 23rd. 1810.

Madam. I hear you have dispensed with the services of your Governess, in order to show yourself to my peoples surrounded solely by Frenchwomen. I approve and I am very grateful for this while at the same time it makes me sad. This further sacrifice added to that of your father and of your family will again have made your heart bleed. However, Madam, you will not lay the blame upon your husband, it was not in his power to spare you these painful moments which are in the nature of things. I should be inconsolable were you to think I could ever be so tactless as not to spare you any sorrow it was in my power to spare you. Flease be so very kind as to write me a few words on the subject. I am greatly concerned lest 1 should have incurred your displeasure. Be sure my heart fully appreciated your sacrifices; should all its tenderness and its constant and tender love avail to repay you. you have nothing to wish for. Laborde. who has just arrived from Vienna, tells me you have cried a great deal since leaving St. Polten; you were also fretting at Munik. This vexes me. for I want Louise to have none but pleasant days, as beautiful and agreeable as she is herself. Caroline informs me that you very much wish to know what can make me happy. I will tell you that secret myself. Madam. it will appear simple to you and yet it is perfectly true. Be really happy at our marriage. When you feel inclined to give way to sorrow, when you feel worried, say to yourself: the Emperor will be deeply grieved, for he can be satisfied and happy only through the happiness of his Louise. Your Napoleon Compiegne, March 23rd, 1810. m m a THE king of Bavaria had joined the procession which at Stuttgart received the addition of another king. The capital of Wurtrir.berg was illuminated throughout on March 20. Opposite the Royal Palace there stood a temple with the names of Napoleon and Mane Louise shining forth in letters of fire on its pediment, and below, the hymeneal altar. In the evening, after dinner, a performance was given of Ritter's opera • The Judgement of Solomon,'* the recitative of which had been composed by Kapelmeister Danzl. From Stuttgart. Mane Louise sent a note to Napoleon. Would France outshine the countries beyound the Rhine? As to Strasbourg, Napoleon was uneasy. But from the Kahl bridge to the

Impenal Palace, the ovations were continuous; a fountain formed a symbolic bow of alliance; on foot, on horseback, in carts decked with flowers, the peasants filed past uninterruptedly in local dress; a banquet for the soldiers at the another for the empress and her retinue at the house of the Prefect Lezay-Marnesia. BUM XJAPOLEON could make his - mind easy, the rejoicings were complete. One of her pages delivered to Marie Louise, together with a bunch of flowers, the following letter. Madam, I had just sent off the letter I wrote to you yesterday when I received Your Majesty’s letter from Stuttgart. You write such sweet things and give me such touching assurances that my heart is deeply moved. The letters of the Prince de Neufchatel and Caroline fill me with tenderness towards you and increase my impatience; how happy I shall be to see you and tell you of all of my affection for you! The telegraph informed me yesterday that you had caught cold. I do beg you to take care of yourself. I went shooting this morning and am sending you the first four pheasants I shot as a royalty that is but due to the Queen of all my most secret thoughts, why am I not in the place of the page taking the oath of allegiance, with one knee on the ground, and my hands in yours; receive in imagination, at least just as I, in imagination, cover your beautiful hands with kisses. This evening, you are still at Luneville. Tomorrow you will be seeing Prince Schwarzenberg and Countess Mettcrnich; I thought their visit would please you. I long to hear whether you like our good city of Strasbourg.— Adieu, Madam, you speak of me, you think of me. and this idea is a very charming one for me. Moreover. it is but fair, for I think of you very often, Louise Your Napoleon Compiegne. March 24th. 1810. B B B NAPOLEON came to meet the empress at the Palace of Compiegne Looking back to the ceremony at Notre Dame, when he placed iht crown on the brows of Josephine, who knelt before him. he ordained the procedure of his first, interview with Marie Louise. Their majesties were to meet at a spot two league from Soissons, where a tent had been put up; the empress was to bend low before him, but before she knelt, the emperor was to have raised her up. His impatience, and likewise the rain, altered these arrangements. Setting out hastily in a light carriage on March 27. with Murat, King of Naples, he met the daughter o> the Emperor Francis at the village of Courcelles. “Madame, he said to her, “it gives me great pleasure to meet you.” And entering the coach he returned with her to Compiegne, arriving there at 10 o'clock in the evening. The civil marriage was celebrated at Saint-Cloud on April 1. The next day. the emperor and empress made a solemn entry into Paris by the Etoile gate, passing under the vet unfinished Arc de Triomphe. Glorious sunshine lit up the entrancing spectacle of the procession advancing in the midst of a huge crowd towards the Tuil-* eries Palace. An altar had been erected in the Salon d'Apollon at the Louvre. Here, in the presence of the queens of Spain, Holland and Westphalia, of the Princess Elisa Baciocchi, and Pauline Borghese, bearing th* train of the empress, Cardinal Fesch, grand almoner,

Know Your History of Napoleon —His Feats, Character and Days

The wide interest in Napoleon Bonaparte aroused by the publication of his love letters to Empress Marie Louise in The Indianapolis Times has led Luther L. Dickerson, city librarian, to make available for the public an interesting and complete bibliography on the great emperor.

Miss Marcia Furnas, loan department head at the Central Library, caref’illy inspected the files, choosing those books which were most interesting and authentic. The books selected by Miss Furnas are: NAPOLEONS EARLY LIFE Atteridge. Napoleon's Brothers. Foa. Boy Life of Napoleon. Howell -Ap - Howell. Birthplace and Childhood of Napoleon. Morgan. In the Footsteps of Napoleon. Descriptions and pictures of places associated with Napoleon. GENERAL BIOGRAPHIES Bainville. Napoleon. By a distinguished French historian. Belloc. Napoleon. Faure. Napoleon. Phychological study. Fisher. Napoleon. Emphasis on character. Fournier. Napoleon the First. An Austrian work of the highest possible authority. Guerard. Reflections on the Napoleonic Legend. Examinations of his extraordinary prestige. Kircheisen. Napoleon. Abridgement of a nine-volume work. Ludwig. Napoleon. Brilliant and i dramatic. Extremely readable.

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It had been agreed that Marie Louise, after her wedding by proxy to Napoleon, should be received in France at Compiegne. Elaborate ceremonies and festivities had been arranged. But so eager was Napoleon to see his young Empress that he went out to meet her on the way. He met her carriage on the road near Vitri, and from there rode back with her in her equipage to Compiegne. Above is the scene of the first meeting, on the highway. At the right, the gala reception of Marie Louise at Compiegne.

gave the nuptial blessing to the bride and bridegroom. And at night the whole of Paris, monuments, churches, towers, domes, palaces, mansions and private houses, were lit up by thousands of lights. BBS BY the magnificence of its wedding gifts the capital had risen to the occasion: silver-gilt plate for the emperor, a silvergilt toilet set. complete with armchair and cheval-glass for the empress. On April 5, in a gi'.t berlin, upholstered inside with white silk, the imperial pair drove to “another Schonbrunn ” Compiegne. Was Marie Louis?, the “decent

Merezhkovskii. Napoleon, the Man. Historically dubious, but brilliant in conclusions.. Napoleon. The Corsican. A diary of Napoleon’s life in his own words. A chronologically arranged compilation from letters and documents, but not a real “diary.” THE EXILE AND THE HUNDRED DAYS Antommarchi. Last Days of Napoleon. 3y Napoleon’s physician. Controversial. Fremaux. Drama of St. Helena. Library has in Gerfnan also. Gonnard. Exile of St. Helena. Guedalla. The Hundred Days. Vivid, dramatic. Imbert de Saint-Amand. Marie Louise, the Islad of Elba, and the Hundred Da\P. Library has in French also. Lullin. Manuscript of St. Helana. Os disputed authorship. Disavowed by Napoleon. FAMILY AND OTHER RELATIONSHIPS Napoleon’s letters to Josephine. New letters, omitted from the edition published under the auspices of Napoleon 111. Bearne. Daughter of the Revolution. Abrantes. By a “leader of society at Napoleon’s Court.”

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sort who sisses one full on the lips,” to quote her new cousin, Elisa Baciocchi, happy? For an answer to so indiscreet a question, turn to the letter written by the empress, on April 24, to one of

Hopkins. Women Napoleon Loved. Mahan. Marie Louise, Napoleon's Nemesis. Ravage. Empress Innocence, the Life of Marie Louise. Rheinhardt. Josephine. Ranks with Ludwig's Napoleon fOr readability. Wilson. Josephine, the Portrait of a Woman. PEOPCE AND TIMES OF THE NAPOLEONIC ERA Anderson. Those Quarrelsome Bonapartes. Andrews. Napoleon and America. Gives the story of the New Orleans house, Broadley. Napoleon in Caricature, 1795-1821. With an introductory essay on pictorial satire as a factor in Napoleonic history. More than 250 reproductions of contemporary drawings. Browning. Fall of Napoleon. Fitchett. How England Saved Europe. The English view of Napoleon's career. Frazer. War Drama of the Eagles. Story of the Standard Bearers. Guerard. French Civilization in :he 19th Century. A scholar’s appraisal. Hazen. French Revolution and Napoleon. Headley. Napoleon and His Marshals. Macdonnell. Napoleon and His Marshals. Rose. Napoleonic Studies. Rose. Pitt J Napoleon. Essays

woman he wrote of them—to his young and regal bride. Marie Louise. And the train of his letters to her sketches a pattern of his rise to his utmost greatness and of his consignment to oblivion in exile. These missives are not Napoleon as the world knew him. or as the world since has believed it knew him. They are Napoleon himself as only lie himself, and one woman knew him. They are Napoleon as he was.—The above illustration is from a painting by E. Dupain.

the friends of her childhood, Victoire de Poutet: “Dear Victoire, I am very' sincerely grateful to you for your good wishes on the occasion of my marriage. Heavon has answered

written from the scholar’s impartial viewpoint. Stanley. Before and After Waterloo. Letters written by an Englishman reflecting the t lmes. NAPOLEON IN FICTION Aubry. The Emperor Falls in Love Beck. The Thunderer. A romance of Napoleon and Josephine. Gaye, Vivandiere. The March to Moscow. Hueffer. Little Less Than Gods. The hundred days and Marshal Ney. Muhlbach. Madame Sans-Gene. Historical romance of the revolution, the consulate and the empire. (Anonymous). Ein Roman vom Ersten Consul. NAPOLEON IN DRAMA Grabbe. Napoleon, Oder Die Hundert Tage. Hardy. The Dynasts. An epicdrama of the war with Napoleon covering ten years’ time. Rostand. L'aiglon. The famous drama about the son of Napoleon and Marie Louise. Library has in French also. Sheriff. St. Helena. Unruh. Bonoparte. MISCELLANY WTiately, archbishop of London, Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Bonaparte. First published in 1819, runing through many editions in England and in this country, this pamphlet furnishes witty contemporary comment on the career and times of Napoleon.

them. May you soon enjoy such happiness as I myself feel.’’ Tomorrow: The Imperial Journey to the North of France. (Copyright. 1935. in France by Bibltotheque' Natior.ale; in ail other countries by United Feature Syndicate. Inc. Reproduction either in whole or in part prohibited. All rights reserved.) MURAT PATROL TO GIVE VALENTINE DAY FROLIC Proceeds to Be Used by Patrol for Washington Trip. The Murat Patrol Valentine Day frolic will be held Saturday night in the Murat Temple Egyptian room. Dancing, floor shows and refreshments will be included on the program. Funds obtained from ticket sales will be used to defray expenses of the Murat Arab patrol to the imperial council meeting next June in Washington. Gone, but Not Forgotten Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Robert Yohler. 330 Terrace-av Ford V-8 coupe 4£-105. from In front of U. S. Rubber Cos., on E. Georgia-st. Maurice Weinstein. 3360 N. Meridian-st. Chevrolet coupe. 43-301. from home. Mary A. Tvnan, 222 E. 15th-st. Ford coach.' 7-333. from *n front of 1044 N. Delaware-st. _ , _ , . Alberr Arbuckle. 711 Park-av. Chevrolet coach. 114-050. from home Morris George. 1120 Linden-st. Chevrolet Cabriolet coupe. 7105-395. from Wood-lawn-av and Sheiby-st. Gerald Afceman. Acton. Ind.. Ford coach. 31-356. from Olive and ProspectS R K. Johnston. 4553 Park-av. Ford sedans. 7525 and 7526. from home. BACK HOME AGAIN Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Joseph Fraage. 1115 Tecumseh-st. Buick sedan, found at Beech Grove, stripped of license plates. Herman Pleper. 4922 W. 10th-st, Chevrolet coach, found at Sand and McCartv-sts. W Bowen. 1220 Woodlawn-av. Chevrolet coach, found at Kitiey-rd and the Pennsylvania railroad. _ . _ Dr. V. A. Lapenta, 2424 Park-av. Chrysler sedan, found In rear of 2729 Coium-bia-av.

fEB. 14, 1935

GENEVA FIASCO OF 1927 TONIC FOR SHIPYARDS

Agent of ‘Big Three’ Given Credit for Wrecking Naval Parley. By Scripps-H nrrard X cu *pnpcr AUianrtt WASHINGTON. Feb. 14—The collapse of the 1927 Geneva naval limitation conference was just the tonic needed by the "Big Three United States shipbuilders. Senate Munitions Committee records showed today. After the war. t?je shipbiulders' revenues declined steadily until 1927 approached, when conditions in the industry reached what Clinton L. Bardo described as “a crisis.” It was in 1927 that Mr. Bardo and executives of the two other big ship corporations hired William B. Shearer to “observe” the Geneva Conference. Mr. Shearer is credited by many with wrecking the conference. Mr. Bardo gave the directors of New York Shipbuilding Corp. “an accounting of his stewardship” when he resigned as president last year. Six Millions Net Profit His “accounting'’ was put into the record ot the munitions hearing. It showed that ret current assets increased from one to five million dollars between 1926, when Mr. Bardo joined the company, and last October, when he resigned. The amount of preferred stock outstanding was cut to half. Surplus was increased from $1,600,000 to $6,800,000, while net profit for the period was $6,075,000, representing highest average In the company’s history. On the books when Mr. Bardo resigned. he said, were 40 million dollars more in uncompleted contracts than when he took office. Big Saving on Cost The retiring president, also pointed out to his directors that on three cruisers built for the Navy during his service, a “saving” of $3,620,000, “or 15 per cent,” had been made on decreased costs of labor and materials while “on the balance of ti e work a similar comparison shows favorable results.” In the matter of taxes on the company’s properties at Camden, N. J„ Mr. Bardo reported that though the tax rate had risen 25 per cent “the actual taxes paid on the shipbuilding plant have increased less than 10 per cent.” Overhead plays a very important part in shipbuilding activities, according to Mr. Bardo. The Vinson naval construction bill, passed last year, provided that shipbuilders’ profits be limited to 10 per cent. Mr. Bardo testified that many meetings were held by the “Big Three” and such sub-contractors as General Electric, to decide how much overhead would be charged into cost under the 10 per cent rule. “United Front” on Overhead N. R. Parker, treasurer of New York Ship, testified that general sentiment was that the 10 per cent clause resulted in effect in cost-plus contracts. It was therefore urged, he disclosed, that the overhead be set higher on work for the Navy than on private construction. Among items commonly charged into the industry’s overhead were liquor and entertainmnet. The shipbuilders felt they should be unanimous in adopting a percentage for overhead, and one of them was quoted as saying: “The thing will work until someone turns back some money.” The bill provides that everything in excess of 10 per cent shall be confiscated by the Internal Revenue Bureau. A memorandum of this meeting recorded a statement that “the Internal Revenue Bureau will have a hard time to resist us” if the industry adopts a uniform overhead rule.

STATE LIBRARY SHOWS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS Pictures Compiled by Observation Squadron at Fort. An exhibit of aerial photographs taken by members of the 309th observation squadron, Schoen Field, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, is on display in the Indiana State Library, Senate-av and Ohio-st. The exhibit is one of the largest and most comprehensive ever made in the state. Most of the pictures were made by Master Sergt. H. E. Armstead, who was flown by Capt. Stanton T. Smith, squadron commander, Lieut. F. W. Sommer and other squadron fliers. The display, which was presented to the library for its historical value, was arranged by Louis J. Bailey, librarian, and Miss Esther McNitt, head of the library’s Indiana department. CHARGE SUSPECT SOLD H. S. PUPILS WHISKY Police Stage Raid Following Receipt of Complaint. Lee Shelton, 57, of 1715 W. Mar-ket-st, faces charges of violating the state liquor law following his arrest late yesterday on a complaint that he was selling “white mule” to Washington High School pupils. A police squad, led by Lieut. Thomas McCormick, raided the Market-st address, confiscated five gallons and one half-pint of sugar alcohol and arrested Shelton. Walter G. Gingery, Washington school principal, today had no comment to make on the raid or the complaint. INSPECTS DOG POUND Members of Safety Board Escorted by Police Chief on Tour. Members of the Safety Board inspected the city dog pound after their meeting yesterday. Members, who were escorted on the tour by Police Chief Mike Morrissey, are Theodore H. Dammeyer, president; Dr. Carleton B. McCullough and Edward P. Fillion. Famed Engraver Dead By United Brest NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 14 William Fowler Hopson, 85, internationally famous as an engraver of bookplates and dean of American designers, died yesterday. He engraved more than 2500 plates for Webster’s unabridged dictionary.