/**
    * give the interceptor an opportunity to override the default instantiation
    */
   public Object instantiate(EntityPersister persister, Serializable id) throws HibernateException {
      errorIfClosed();
      checkTransactionSynchStatus();
      Object result = interceptor.instantiate( persister.getEntityName(), entityMode, id );
      if ( result == null ) {
         result = persister.instantiate( id, entityMode );
      }
      // set the id for object instanciated an interceptor
      else {
         persister.setIdentifier(result, id, entityMode);
      }
      return result;
   }