I want to get to the state of moral cleanliness.
I agree with the person above - to make an inference indeed means to figure out the hidden meaning of a text. Usually, you would do this based on some clues that the author has written over the course of the novel you are reading at the moment.
The relationship between language and emotions can be viewed from two angles. First, language, in a broad sense, can be viewed as being done [performed] "emotive". Taking this angle, it is commonly assumed that people, at least on occasions, "have<span>" emotions, and that "being emotional" gains its own agency, impacting in a variety of ways on the communicative situation</span>
