Answer:
The correct answer is option D. "unfavorable, boding ill".
Step-by-step explanation:
In chapter 1 of the "The Scarlet Letter: A Romance" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author gives an introduction of the history by telling the audience that he is about to "pluck one of its flowers", from "inauspicious portal". The author used the word "inauspicious" to describe a portal, in this case the portal is his mind and he jokes by stating that his mind is in an unfavorable condition and boding ill.