Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter. Finding it so directly on the threshold of our narrative, which is now about to issue from that inauspicious portal, we could hardly do otherwise than pluck one of its flowers and present it to the reader.

What is the meaning of the word “inauspicious”?
unremarkable, forgettable
unintelligent, not educated
unimpressive, poorly built
unfavorable, boding ill