The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom who, with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. Alluding to the encounter he said, laughingly, Stephen, that is:.
... join the Time Travelers Corp. So Jim has many exploits, heroic exploits in the annuls ...
... So I'm going to start a race here and I'm going to join it ...