This "Pride and Prejudice" variation explores the possibility that Caroline Bingley's behavior is motivated by goals other than a desire to attract Darcy. In an effort to shatter the Caroline Bingley villain motif, "Caroline and the Footman" portrays a Caroline who is not stupid, greedy or villainous, but rather someone with her own life and dreams, though her actions do still influence Darcy's and Elizabeth's relationship. Readers will find everything they thought they knew about Caroline Bingley turned on its head.

This short story is also included in the compilation "Pride and Prejudice Villains: Revisited – Redeemed – Reimagined, A Collection of Six Short Stories"

This Pride and Prejudice Variation short story is about 10,000 words.