The growing child can thrill with the exhilaration of strenuous sports.
His moment of sheer thrill with the two Chatterleys, when he simply carried Connie and Clifford away, was one of the supreme moments of Michaelis' life. He had succeeded: he had carried them away. Even Clifford was temporarily in love with that is the way one can put it.
Is it possible that man confuses pleasure, escape, thrill with pride and happiness?