[loathsome-aesthete]

I am not sure which I like more; ‘Damar, who lives in total obliviousness of Dukat’s glaring social awkwardness’, or ‘Damar who can foresee every mine in that field, has no concern for himself, but also has the courtesy to warn the blind’. 

“Let me tell you this, my young friend; should the Gul be amused by his own, cutting wit, be sure you are standing comfortably, for you must observe at least nine minutes of isolated merriment, before you get to read that report.”