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be going back to work for the first time since
The word since here means after a past time:
American Heritage Dictionary since
conjunction 1. During the period subsequent to the time when:
He hasn't been home since he graduated. … The phrase Charles was born means the time when Charles was born, and since Charles was born means beginning at that time, and continuing up to now. …
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Quite Confusing Text Like a Riddle Needs to Be Explained
The word "since" attaches to the clause "...I first heard him..."
So, a simplified expression is
"...presenting some slight fruits of the years since I first heard him... … This means he is lecturing about what he has learned (slight fruits) since he heard William James talking about the mentioned subjects. …
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present perfect and past simple in the same sentence
I think if the clauses were reversed, as in
Only two weeks have passed since the accident, and/yet you left the hospital yesterday. …
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