Answer:
D. "This I wanted to know so that I might construct a ladder of the necessary length."
Step-by-step explanation:
The novel, "The Swiss Family Robinson" was written by a famous author, Johann David Wyss. This novel was published in the year 1812. This novel is about a Swiss family who sails out in the ocean to Australia but their ships goes off course.
"The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" was written by Daniel Defoe in the year 1719. It is story of Robinson Crusoe and about his adventures on the sea.
The line from "The Swiss Family Robinson" that empathized most with "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" is "This I wanted to know so that I might construct a ladder of the necessary length."