Page "Time Enough for Love" Paragraph 9

In the concluding tale, Lazarus, in a quest to experience something " new ", attempts to travel backward in time to 1919 in order to experience it as an adult ; but an error in calculation places Lazarus in 1916 on the eve of America's involvement in World War I.

An unintentional result is that Lazarus falls in love with his own mother.

In order to retain her esteem and that of his grandfather, Lazarus enlists in the army.

Eventually Lazarus and his mother, Maureen, consummate their mutual attraction before Lazarus leaves for France.