* read from the socket here.
             */
            if (peekKey() == null) /* try to read header */
                throw new IOException( "transport closed in negotiate" );
            int size = Encdec.dec_uint16be( sbuf, 2 ) & 0xFFFF;
            if (size < 33 || (4 + size) > sbuf.length ) {
                throw new IOException( "Invalid payload size: " + size );
            }
            readn( in, sbuf, 4 + 32, size - 32 );