Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Austen scholar Deidre Lynch explains , `` he meant to equip himself with a badge of honor he could jubilantly ( triumphantly , happily ) pin '' .
Simplified: As Austen scholar Deidre Lynch explains , `` he meant to equip himself with a badge of honor he could jubilantly pin to his own lapel '' .