 The nun, after pointing out her abbess's head covering, is acquitted, and thenceforth finds it easier to meet with her lover.Elissa is the narrator of this tale which was either taken from a fabliau by Jean de Condé written between 1313 and 1337, or from a story about Saint Jerome in "The Golden Legend", written about 1260.The former was the more likely source for Boccaccio.