Where are you ?" A little in advance he heard the rustle of leaves, and went on quickly.

When he reached the place where the sound came from there was nothing there, and he gathered his wits together.

With a little laugh at his carelessness, he began to retrace his steps, but there was a problem to be dealt with at every step, for he could see nothing familiar.

In that multitude of trees, planted so close together, each tree seemed alike.

He put his hand to his mouth and uttered a long "coo-ee." The call seemed to be shut in, sounding in his ears very weak and quavering.
"Coo-ee!"-- and again "coo-ee!" Ah, that was an answer; and with a glad shout he set off in the direction whence came an answer to his call, forced his way through the undergrowth, tripped and fell over a dead branch with a thud that made his head throb so that he was glad to sit back with closed eyes.
When he opened them again he heard a rustling of the leaves, and moved his lips to call out.