A Conversation from the Third Floor

This story is somewhat perplexing. Aziza visits her husband Ashour at a prison. I'm not sure what the soldier on the horse represents. Maybe the soldier was just a part of the scenery, a way to represent the setting of a prison. I think that the husband asked Aziza to send him cigars to celebrate the birth of their son. I dont think that there was any significance to the date palms and the wall. Perhaps the husband was just making sure that things were being taken care of while he was away. Aziza seemed to be very lonely by her quiet behavior. She was also very obedient to her husbands wishes, trying her best to get him whatever he wanted.