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ulteriority

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Noun1.ulteriority - the quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority"
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare


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Reading the prose, finding him saying one thing in terms of another, the pleasure of ulteriority is ours also.
10) Given the depth and breadth of Bill Gorton's reading--his literary allusions are apparent throughout the novel--and the ease with which he incorporates the line from "A Forest Hymn" into his descant on Bryan, discerning readers not only infer Bill's familiarity with William Cullen Bryant and his poetic canon, but also ironic ulteriority directed toward Jake, just in Bill's reference to Bryan's fundamentalism.
 
 
 
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