Their first child , a daughter , Maria Teresa , was born on 9 March 1938 and a son , Auberon Waugh , on 17 November 1939 Hastings , pp. 336 and 392 Between these events , Scoop was published in May 1938 to wide critical acclaim. Stannard , Vol. i pp. 470-71 In August 1938 Waugh , with Laura , made a three-month trip to Mexico after which he wrote Robbery Under Law , based on his experiences there .