(A) If Lindo is unable to blow out the flame, then she will have one love affair outside her marriage
(B) The number of wax drops that the candle leaves on the tablecloth represents the number of children that Lindo will bear her husband
(C) If it burns from both ends without going out, it will presage a happy marriage
(D) The candle will be timed: for each hour it burns, the couple will enjoy a decade of conjugal life