 What would've happened if Simon had said yes to the job at the end of the story?
When Simon continued to say nothing she ventured, "Time travel is impossible." It's my contention that within a century or so man will have solved the problems of immortality and eternal youth, and it's also my suspicion that he will eventually be able to travel in time. Simon said, "You want to hire me to find a time traveler and in some manner or other—any manner will do—exhort from him the secret of eternal life and youth, which you figure the future will have discovered. If you could go back a few thousand years, the things you would wish to see would be a Roman Triumph, perhaps the Rites of Dionysus, or one of Alexander's orgies.
 He would have returned right back to the office soon after he left for the airport, but with a worse hangover.
 He would have returned right back to the office soon after he left for the airport, but with a worse hangover.  He would have stayed at home and pretended to travel to Germany for the sake of his client.  He would have gone to Germany for the 16-day festival and looked for time travelers.  He would have brought Betty with him to Germany to help him find time travelers.