"arrière-pensée" meaning in English

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          "text": "He knew that I had guessed his arrière-pensée, but he let me off for the moment, for which I was thankful; either because he was still ashamed of it, or because he supposed I was reserving myself for the catastrophe,—should it occur.",
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        "A mental reservation or ulterior motive."
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