Another laugh, this one delighted. "Didst thou so?" And, as Shen Yuan intended, this does cast his thoughts the way of being Laertes' dog, of the peace and certainty that come from yielding his body and his mind to Laertes' control, lying at his feet in obedience. He's not certain that's something Shen Yuan actually wants to know, though, so instead he says, "And thee? Dost thou imagine thyself an animal?"