Eddington has an accent that he didn't have in previous episodes.
The scene in Garak's shop, Quark tells him that his "pants are about a meter too long." A meter is about 3 feet 3 inches and Quark is only 5'6", so this is either a goof in dialogue or Quark wants some short-shorts. Or, Quark is matching sarcastic barbs with Garak.