Navier walked as he spoke: "Speaking of Mr. Poisson, I heard that the Royal Society of Britain seems to plan to award him this year's Copley Medal. Yesterday, the delegation sent to present the award even sent someone to the Academy of Sciences to contact him, asking when Mr. Poisson would be available to receive the medal."
Coriolis, somewhat envious, said: "With such an honor, I suppose the Academy of Sciences will hold a special award ceremony for Mr. Poisson?"
Navier slightly curled his lips: "Who cares, I don't like getting involved in such things anyway. I just hope the ceremony ends quickly and doesn't delay our real work. Besides, compared to the award ceremony, I'm obviously more interested in the award guest coming from London."
Coriolis asked: "Who is the award guest?"