/**
   * Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to. Abstract subclasses
   * generally override this method with an abstract method that has a more specific return type,
   * such as {@link ForwardingSet#delegate}. Concrete subclasses override this method to supply the
   * instance being decorated.
   */
  protected abstract Object delegate();

  /**
   * Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to. Abstract subclasses
   * generally override this method with an abstract method that has a more specific return type,
   * such as {@link ForwardingSet#delegate}. Concrete subclasses override this method to supply the
   * instance being decorated.
   */
  protected abstract Object delegate();