* to know they are SortedSets and probably would not call this method.
     */
    if (iterable instanceof SortedSet) {
      SortedSet<E> sortedSet = (SortedSet<E>) iterable;
      return Optional.of(sortedSet.last());
    }

    while (true) {
      E current = iterator.next();
      if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
        return Optional.of(current);
      }

     * to know they are SortedSets and probably would not call this method.
     */
    if (iterable instanceof SortedSet) {
      SortedSet<E> sortedSet = (SortedSet<E>) iterable;
      return Optional.of(sortedSet.last());
    }

    while (true) {
      E current = iterator.next();
      if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
        return Optional.of(current);
      }