* read from the socket here.
         */
        try {
            this.socket.setSoTimeout(this.transportContext.getConfig().getConnTimeout());
            if ( peekKey() == null ) /* try to read header */
                throw new IOException("transport closed in negotiate");
        }
        finally {
            this.socket.setSoTimeout(this.transportContext.getConfig().getSoTimeout());

      hasPeeked = false;
      peekedElement = null;
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public void remove() {
      checkState(!hasPeeked, "Can't remove after you've peeked at next");
      iterator.remove();
    }

    @Override
    @ParametricNullness
    public E peek() {
      if (!hasPeeked) {
        peekedElement = iterator.next();