- Everyone laughs at Dioneo, even though they feel they shouldn't.
- Fiammetta hands the crown to Elissa, who declares that the subject for the next day should concern those who used a witty comeback to protect themselves from embarrassment or shame.
- After supper, Emilia dances and Dioneo sings another suggestive song. Elissa cuts him short and asks him to sing something else.
- He offers a slew of obscene but hilarious song titles and she tells him to knock it off.
- So he sings a little song about newly falling in love and being full of hope, and everyone's content with that.