Nowhat

He was exceeding temperate in meat, drink, and recreations. He was nowhat given to his appetite; though he loved to see good meat at his table, yet he eat very little of it himself; beef or rabbits was his ordinary food, or cold salted meats, or cheese and apples, and in moderate quantity.

So the Elderly Person, being nowhat in awe of such a comrade, assured him that he was a good man, along certain lines, and the two men got along famously.