He passed things to footman, marched past him without recognition, paused before pier-glass in hall, and combed his hair with comb abstracted from pocket.
Republican and Tea Party fave Christine O'Donnell complained that "don't you think as a host, when I say this is what I want to talk about, that's what we should address?", before Piers continued his lifelong upholding of journalistic standards and said no.
Obviously it wasn't long before Piers Morgan detected the simmering controversy, like a bear catching a whiff of barbecued meat on the alpine breeze, tweeting emphatically: "Get that gun off his leg".
You can actually walk into a building before one pier is drilled.
Before the pier closed in 2014 due to storm damage, the hoist used to lower surfboard-laden craft into the water was sabotaged repeatedly.
Navy Pier, in its Gateway Park which welcomes visitors to the area before the pier jettisons straight into Lake Michigan, launched its BIGart exhibition this May.
To mark the special occasion, Star Ferry hosted a "last ride" before the pier was closed-down, with the last four ferries leaving this pier on the stroke of midnight.
As in all fables, though, the magic is fleeting, with the Italian hamlets linked for just 16 days before the piers are dismantled after July 3.
Already, even before leaving the pier, they had inspired a few laughs.
Have sunset drinks on the hotel pier before heading into the two-story teak house where dinner is served.
The agency also did not address reports that the boat struck a buoy shortly before reaching the pier.
