code: public final short readTTFShort(long pos) throws IOException {
          final long cp = getCurrentPos();
          seekSet(pos);
          final short ret = readTTFShort();
          seekSet(cp);
          return ret;
      }
docs: Read 2 bytes signed at position pos without changing current position.
  
  @param pos The absolute position to read from
  @return One signed short
  @throws IOException If EOF is reached