    # File lib/active_resource/base.rb, line 500
          def find(*arguments)
            scope   = arguments.slice!(0)
            options = arguments.slice!(0) || {}

            case scope
              when :all   then find_every(options)
              when :first then find_every(options).first
              when :one   then find_one(options)
              else             find_single(scope, options)
            end
          end