} else {
            byte0 = labels[currentLabelIndex][currentLabelByteIndex] and 0xff
          }

          val byte1 = this[mid + publicSuffixByteIndex] and 0xff

          compareResult = byte0 - byte1
          if (compareResult != 0) break

          publicSuffixByteIndex++
          currentLabelByteIndex++
          if (publicSuffixByteIndex == publicSuffixLength) break

    if (obj instanceof Cut) {
      // It might not really be a Cut<C>, but we'll catch a CCE if it's not
      Cut<C> that = (Cut<C>) obj;
      try {
        int compareResult = compareTo(that);
        return compareResult == 0;
      } catch (ClassCastException wastNotComparableToOurType) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return false;
  }