docs: public synchronized Object get(Object key)
                      throws IOException,
                      EOFException,
                      FileManagerException,
                      ClassNotFoundException,
                      HashtableOnDiskException {
          if (filemgr == null) {
              throw new HashtableOnDiskException("No Filemanager");
          }
  
          Object answer = null;
  
          if (answer == null) {
              HashtableEntry e = findEntry(key, RETRIEVE_ALL, !CHECK_EXPIRED);
              if (e != null) {
                  answer = e.value;
                  htoddc.returnToHashtableEntryPool(e);
              }
          }
          read_requests++;
          if (answer != null) {
              read_hits++;
          }
  
          return answer;
      }