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Mr. Riley. Mr. Riley is one ofMr. Tulliver’s friends in the neighborhood. Mr. Tulliver considers him very sophisticated and asks him for advice about Tom’s schooling. In reality, however, Mr. Riley is nearly as ignorant as Mr. Tulliver of educational matters and makes a poor recommendation. Mr. Tulliver follows Mr. Riley’s advice, sending Tom to an Oxfordeducated minister named Mr. Stelling to be educated in Latin and geometry—subjects that fail to help Tom later in life.