"Continua" , uma pequena história de Robert Silverberg , publicado pela primeira vez em Astounding Science Fiction , maio de 1956 , disponível em Arquivo da Internet . Talvez uma das essas capas seja digna de nota.
Resumo do lote de Majipoor.com :
This story presents a version of extreme longevity that's a bit different than most (Heinlein's Lazarus Long and so on). Gaius Titus Menenius was born a Roman citizen, but realized early in his life he was not like other people. He grew up very slowly, less than a tenth the speed of normal people. So it isn't until the 1950s that he becomes sexually mature and able to father children. Now all he needs is an appropriate mate.
O final da história:
"Mary?"
"What . . . Titus?"
"How old did you say you were? When were you born?" he asked.
She thought for a moment. "In 1597," she said. "I'm nearly four hundred."
He nodded, dumb with growing frustration. Only four hundred? That meant—that meant she was now the equivalent of a three-year-old child!
"When can we get married?" she repeated.
"There's no hurry," Titus said dully, letting her hand drop. "We have eleven hundred years."