To return a subset of the result, starting from the top, use this syntax:

Query. 

START n=node(3, 4, 5, 1, 2)
RETURN n
LIMIT 3

The top three items are returned by the example query.

Try this query live. (1) {"name":"D"} (2) {"name":"E"} (3) {"name":"A"} (4) {"name":"B"} (5) {"name":"C"} (3)-[:KNOWS]->(4) {} (3)-[:KNOWS]->(5) {} (3)-[:KNOWS]->(1) {} (3)-[:KNOWS]->(2) {} start n=node(3, 4, 5, 1, 2) return n limit 3