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FELBERG ENGLISH READERS

T HE K ILER D UO

A crime comedy based on

a JULIUSZ MACHULSKI ﬁ lm

screenplay by JULIUSZ MACHULSKI

and RYSZARD ZATORSKI

SIMPLIFIED EDITION

FELBERG ENGLISH READERS

THE KILER DUO

A crime comedy based on

a JULIUSZ MACHULSKI ﬁ lm

screenplay by JULIUSZ MACHULSKI

and RYSZARD ZATORSKI

UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Adaptation and Exercises: Jerzy Siemasz

Series Editor: Adam Wolañski

Warsaw 2001

Reviewers:

Renata Przyby³o-Karolak

Aldona Stepaniuk

Copy editor:

Natica Schmeder

Production editor:

Barbara Gluza

Cover designer:

Andrzej-Ludwik W³oszczyñski

DTP:

A.L.W. GRAFIK

by FELBERG SJA Publishing House, 2001

reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted

in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,

photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior

written permission of the publisher.

Printed in Poland

ISBN 83-88667-09-2

PROLOGUE

In the crime comedy Kiler , to which The Kiler Duo is a sequel,

Jurek Kiler, a Warsaw cabbie , landed behind bars, having been

mistaken by Inspector Fish for the most dangerous contract

killer . But he was sprung from jail even faster than Siara, a

Warsaw maﬁ a boss, wanted him. Jurek’s bad luck did not let

up , though. As he had to work for his living, Jurek, though

honest through and through , couldn’t help taking a contract to

off Siara’s troublesome partner Lipski. Moreover, Siara’s

attractive wife Gaby threw in another one for good measure to

off . . . her husband. It took some smart moves, a nice girl,

Ewa, by his side, and tons of luck to get loads of fatal money

that turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Jurek. Finally,

fabulously rich, he engaged in charitable activity, like saving

the national budget from crisis by bailing out a number of public

institutions. Rich and famous, living the life of a gentleman of

leisure, he seemed to have forgotten his modest beginnings.

Yet, there’s no rest for the wicked , as the saying goes . . .

cabbie [ Informal ] taxi driver; contract killer a professional killer hired

to murder someone; spring from jail to (help) escape from prison; let

up to diminish, lessen in intensity, stop; through and through

thoroughly, from beginning to end, in all respects; for good measure

as an extra; off [ Slang ] to kill; bail out to relieve or help in a crisis; no

rest for the wicked said about a person kept extremely busy

CHAPTER ONE

A year passed . . . His philanthropist reputation well

established, Jurek Kiler’s popularity continued to grow. Having

befriended the likes of Bill Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II, Helmut

Kohl, and other luminaries , it came as no surprise to see him in

front of the presidential residence one morning. Walking toward

the gate, casually dressed with a tennis racket in hand, Jurek bit

off a piece of banana. As it happened, he stepped on the banana

peel he had just thrown away. A spectacular slip followed. Jurek

landed on his back and his shoe hit the ground a moment later.

At once, the place was full of the president’s bodyguards. All in

sunglasses, earphones plugged in. Their chief nailed Jurek to

the ground with his pistol.

“Freeze!”

“Excuse me, I have an appointment,” said Jurek on his back.

“What?!”

“With the president at 7 a.m.”

In the motorcade, Jurek was in the back seat of the

presidential limousine. Beside him, suntanned, in his trademark

blue shirt, the president was talking in a friendly way.

“My wife and I and our nation are grateful for your bailing

out a number of institutions. As you know, the First Lady also

runs a charitable organization.”

The motorcade pulled over in front of an exclusive tennis

club. The smiling president got out and opened his arms wide

to welcome reporters, running toward them. Security

surrounded the Head of State immediately. Excited, the

reporters, however, bypassed the president and rushed toward

Jurek. Microphones in hand, they showered him with questions:

“What do you do with such massive donations?”

luminary a famous person in his ﬁ eld or an inspiration to others;

casual appropriate for wear on informal occasions

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