English term
Broad experience in SUB and DUB
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
His hands displayed no tendency to linger.
The steed carefully picked his way down a narrow trail to a small cove edged by a strip of a sandy beach.
They halted. He leaped to the sand, then reached for her. His hands displayed no tendency to linger. She glanced toward the waves rolling on the sand.
Thank you all!
Proposed translations
Argentina
20 yrs in Psychology and Education
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Sus manos no indicaban deseos de permanecer ahí.
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-01-30 14:51:16 GMT)
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No quería seguir tocándola. La bajó del caballo, y la largó enseguida. Otra opción puede ser "Sus manos no indicaban deseos de seguir tocándola."
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Note added at 20 mins (2008-01-30 14:58:51 GMT)
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Coincide con la pregunta acerca de "jarringly". La subió Y bajó bruscamente del caballo, y no de manera amorosa, cariñosa, aprovechando el contacto para seguir tocándola, etc........
Spain
Translation degree - Social sciences
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Argentine, Rioplatense, Latin American, Uruguayan) 
Works in: English to Spanish
sus manos no tenían intención de demorarse/no querían ir despacio
DipTransIoLET Sp>En
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English to Tagalog, and 1 more.
sus manos no mostraban ninguna tendencia a demorar (el contacto)
Spain
making things easier makes things better
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
sus manos no mostraban ninguna tendencia a la ociosidad.
English/Spanish/Eng Certified Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Argentine, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
[extendió hacia ella sus manos] que no traicionaban vacilación alguna
I would suggest that translation for the sentence, but then it depends on the full context. If you translate exactly the sentence you are asking, it tends to sound slightly silly in Spanish.
Bueno, tú decides. Es solo un intento de mi parte. Saludos
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