In case others are unclear since it doesn't seem to be explicitly stated in the docs, you update the path hint to be the path of the most recently found item. I

In case others are unclear since it doesn't seem to be explicitly stated in the docs, you update the path hint to be the path of the most recently found item. I think this is implied when he says "My path may be wrong, and if so please provide me with the correct path so I get it right the next time.", but you can see where `hint` is set in the implementation also.