Ifyouwantdwarfs——Imeanjustafewdwarfsforacuriosity——gotoGenoa。Ifyouwishtobuythembythegross，forretail，gotoMilan。
ThereareplentyofdwarfsalloverItaly，butitdidseemtomethatinMilanthecropwasluxuriant。Ifyouwouldseeafairaveragestyleofassortedcripples，gotoNaples，ortravelthroughtheRomanStates。Butifyouwouldseetheveryheartandhomeofcripplesandhumanmonsters，both，gostraighttoConstantinople。AbeggarinNapleswhocanshowafootwhichhasallrunintoonehorribletoe，withoneshapelessnailonit，hasafortune——butsuchanexhibitionasthatwouldnotprovokeanynoticeinConstantinople。Themanwouldstarve。WhowouldpayanyattentiontoattractionslikehisamongtheraremonstersthatthrongthebridgesoftheGoldenHornanddisplaytheirdeformitiesintheguttersofStamboul？
O，wretchedimpostor！Howcouldhestandagainstthethree—leggedwoman，andthemanwithhiseyeinhischeek？Howwouldheblushinpresenceofthemanwithfingersonhiselbow？Wherewouldhehidehimselfwhenthedwarfwithsevenfingersoneachhand，noupperlip，andhisunder—jawgone，camedowninhismajesty？Bismillah！ThecripplesofEuropeareadelusionandafraud。Thetrulygiftedflourishonlyintheby—waysofPeraandStamboul。
Thatthree—leggedwomanlayonthebridge，withherstocklntradesodisposedastocommandthemoststrikingeffect——onenaturalleg，andtwolong，slender，twistedoneswithfeetonthemlikesomebodyelse\'sfore—arm。Thentherewasamanfurtheralongwhohadnoeyes，andwhosefacewasthecolorofafly—blownbeefsteak，andwrinkledandtwistedlikealava—flow——andverilysotumbledanddistortedwerehisfea—turesthatnomancouldtellthewartthatservedhimforanosefromhischeek—bones。
InStamboulwasamanwithaprodigioushead，anuncommonlylongbody，legseightincheslongandfeetlikesnow—shoes。Hetraveledonthosefeetandhishands，andwasassway—backedasiftheColossusofRhodeshadbeenridinghim。Ah，abeggarhastohaveexceedinglygoodpointstomakealivinginConstantinople。Ablue—facedman，whohadnothingtoofferexceptthathehadbeenblownupinamine，wouldberegardedasarankimpostor，andameredamagedsoldieroncrutcheswouldnevermakeacent。