the hour of eleven
In speechless sorrow they threw themselves on their knees by the bedside , and kissed his hands and face . The eldest , who was his favourite , hung over him till he expired ; and even then he was removed by force . At twelve o'clock Werther breathed his last . The presence of the steward , and the precautions he had adopted , prevented a disturbance ; and that night , at the hour of eleven , he caused the body to be interred in the place which Werther had selected for himself . The steward and his sons followed the corpse to the grave . Albert was unable to accompany them . Charlotte 's life was despaired of .