Arawak language
Bennett's reply to Hart included an Arawak translation of The Lord's Prayer, and an account of the use of genders and "abstract conceptions" in the Arawak language. Hart responded, saying he was "thrilled" to discover that the priest shared his concern about the language and was "so well qualified to arrest its disappearance." He suggested that Bennett should write a "little book on the language". These early letters marked the beginning of a correspondence that was to last until 1982. Their letters were collected by Janette Forte and published as a book entitled "Kabethechino" (1991) (Arawak for "close friends").