However, he finally persuaded Usanga to bide his time for a few more days of instruction, but in the suspicious mind of the Negro there was a growing conviction that the white man's advice was prompted by some
ulterior motive; that it was in the hope of escaping with the machine himself by night that he refused to admit that Usanga was entirely capable of handling it alone and therefore in no further need of help or instruction, and so in the mind of the black there formed a determination to outwit the white man.
This man acted as interpreter, and almost from the first question that M'ganwazam put to her, Jane felt an intuitive conviction that the savage was attempting to draw information from her for some
ulterior motive.
The little princess, like an old war horse that hears the trumpet, unconsciously and quite forgetting her condition, prepared for the familiar gallop of coquetry, without any
ulterior motive or any struggle, but with naive and lighthearted gaiety.
There are moments when the inner life actually "pays," when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no
ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use.
There was no telling when the god's
ulterior motive might be disclosed.
Secondly, my conscience is perfectly easy; I make the offer with no
ulterior motive. You may not believe it, but in the end Avdotya Romanovna and you will know.
You see, prince, for once in my life I wish to perform an absolutely honest action, that is, an action with no
ulterior motive; and I think I am hardly in a condition to talk of it just at this moment, and--and--well, we'll discuss it another time.
A man whose views are so broad and moderate, and so widely held already (saving your presence, Bunny), does not bore the world with them without
ulterior motives. So far so good.
But does she have an
ulterior motive? Trouble Sky Cinema Premiere, 10.30pm This gentle rural comedy benefits from strong performances from Anjelica Huston (left) and Bill Pullman who play siblings fighting over a piece of land.
I'd like to suggest that there may be an
ulterior motive.
He called for unity among PKR members and said he would not allow anyone with
ulterior motive to diminish the party.