): Int {
  // Do the binary searching bit.
  var low = position
  var high = limit - 1
  while (low <= high) {
    val mid = (low + high) / 2
    val compareResult = compare(mid)
    when {
      compareResult < 0 -> high = mid - 1
      compareResult > 0 -> low = mid + 1
      else -> return mid // Match!
    }
  }

  return -low - 1 // insertionPoint is before the first element.

    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;
  }