public function query()
    {
        $this->connect();

        $args = func_get_args();

        $logger = $this->getConfiguration()->getSQLLogger();
        if ($logger) {
            $logger->startQuery($args[0]);
        }

        $statement = call_user_func_array(array($this->_conn, 'query'), $args);

        if ($logger) {
            $logger->stopQuery();
        }

        return $statement;
    }